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Ch. 1. The warming sun. First, what is it? And then, where is it? Other places. Seasonings. Time. Days and years. Action! Under the rainbow
ch. 2. The changing moon. Earth first. By contrast... Devastation. Origins. And of Earth? Where and when: the phase cycle. Back and front. Some oddities involving the full moon. Calendar issues. Seasons of the moon. Tidal waters. Dueling months. Rings and things. Shadows. Shades of the moon. Taming the occult
ch. 3. Wandering planets. Instant recognition. Looking for Venus and Mercury? Of Jupiter and Saturn. And then there's Mars. What did the ancients make of all this? Movements made simple. Visitations. Follow the rules. Crescent of Venus. "Eclipses". Eccentricity. The real thing. Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus and Neptune. Pluto
ch. 4. Sparkling stars: an entr'acte. Number. The constellations. Star names. A galaxy of stars. Stars. Really big stars
ch. 5. Bright Star. Arcturus (Alpha Bootis). Spica (Alpha Virginis). Antares (Alpha Scorpii). Vega (Alpha Lyrae). Altair (Alpha Aquilae). Deneb (Alpha Cygni). Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini). Achernar (Alpha Eridani). Capella (Alpha Aurigae). Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri). Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis). Rigel (Beta Orionis). Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris). Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris). Canopus (Alpha Carinae). Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a little help from Pollux. Pollux (Beta Geminorum). Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris). Regulus (Alpha Leonis). Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis). Mimosa (Beta Crucis). Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha not far behind. And finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri)
ch. 6. The sky is falling. Failed planet. Arrival. On the ground. Hard on the ground or you don't want to be anywhere around. Frozen leftovers. Comet return, route 1. Comet cocktail. Comet return, route 2. Great comets. Collision. Comet flakes. Hot showers
ch. 7. Once and future star. Nova. And here they are. Supernova. The crab walks at midnight. Double down. Eruption. Rare as they come but oh what a sight one would be. "First magnitude".
ch. 2. The changing moon. Earth first. By contrast... Devastation. Origins. And of Earth? Where and when: the phase cycle. Back and front. Some oddities involving the full moon. Calendar issues. Seasons of the moon. Tidal waters. Dueling months. Rings and things. Shadows. Shades of the moon. Taming the occult
ch. 3. Wandering planets. Instant recognition. Looking for Venus and Mercury? Of Jupiter and Saturn. And then there's Mars. What did the ancients make of all this? Movements made simple. Visitations. Follow the rules. Crescent of Venus. "Eclipses". Eccentricity. The real thing. Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus and Neptune. Pluto
ch. 4. Sparkling stars: an entr'acte. Number. The constellations. Star names. A galaxy of stars. Stars. Really big stars
ch. 5. Bright Star. Arcturus (Alpha Bootis). Spica (Alpha Virginis). Antares (Alpha Scorpii). Vega (Alpha Lyrae). Altair (Alpha Aquilae). Deneb (Alpha Cygni). Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini). Achernar (Alpha Eridani). Capella (Alpha Aurigae). Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri). Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis). Rigel (Beta Orionis). Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris). Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris). Canopus (Alpha Carinae). Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a little help from Pollux. Pollux (Beta Geminorum). Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris). Regulus (Alpha Leonis). Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis). Mimosa (Beta Crucis). Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha not far behind. And finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri)
ch. 6. The sky is falling. Failed planet. Arrival. On the ground. Hard on the ground or you don't want to be anywhere around. Frozen leftovers. Comet return, route 1. Comet cocktail. Comet return, route 2. Great comets. Collision. Comet flakes. Hot showers
ch. 7. Once and future star. Nova. And here they are. Supernova. The crab walks at midnight. Double down. Eruption. Rare as they come but oh what a sight one would be. "First magnitude".