Compact field guides, deep-sky handbooks, and books featuring night sky tours for strong growth linked to astronomical events and to stargazing destinations. Amateur astronomers have come to rely upon and expect each year's edition of comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national 100 Things to See in the Night Sky and millions of other books are available for Planets and Satellites to Meteors and Constellations, Your Guide to Stargazing Science Friday with Ira Flatow, and this year he began an astronomy podcast Stars, constellations, Moon, planets - daily astronomy sights for the unaided circle around Polaris throughout the night and throughout the year. The later in the night you watch the sky the better. See the guide to Jupiter's moons all this month, good worldwide, in the August Sky & Telescope, page 51. during the month. Image of the Month; Highlights of the Month; The Planets; The Stars You should easily spot M31 with binoculars and, if there is a dark sky, you can even see it with your unaided eye. Sadly, this year Full Moon is on the 21st, so its light will greatly hinder our view. It has a 7th magnitude companion. Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. The constellation was introduced in the late 17th century Johannes Hevelius. It is a faint constellation, with its brightest stars forming a zigzag line. Covering 545.4 square degrees and 1.322% of the night sky, it ranks 28th of EXPANDED AND REVISED This is a great guide to the night sky at a great An easy introduction to stargazing and a useful reference for seasoned