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THE  SAN  JUAN  STARGAZERS\u2019  BOOK  STORE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Stargazers,\u00a0 This \u201cbookstore\u201d is totally for your convenience.\u00a0 Everything here is of the best quality & highly useful to astronomy club members.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of these items came from Kalmbach Publishing which does Astronomy Magazine & from the Astronomical League of which you all are members. I have saved you the time of having to look, evaluate & order items for yourself, plus pay for postage.\u00a0Shipping & handling is included in the price & may be cheaper because we are a club. Please feel free to make suggestions of items you think should be available in our store.\u00a0 Joan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STAR\u00a0 ATLAS<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 Kalmbach Publishing<\/strong>\u00a0 I have several Star Atlases in my library at home that each cost a fortune.\u00a0 Normally\u00a0Star Atlases are VERY EXPENSIVE books because of the amazing high quality pictures & expertise needed to produce one.\u00a0 I was surprised when I saw what Kalmbach published & then charges so little.\u00a0 This is an unbelievable bargain.\u00a0 You will learn a lot & as a bonus, this atlas can serve as an effective\u00a0 antidepressant.\u00a0 Whenever you feel depressed & bored with life, pick it up & realize how unbelievably amazing our Universe is and THAT\u00a0 YOU\u00a0 ARE\u00a0 AN\u00a0 INTELLIGENT\u00a0 PART\u00a0 OF\u00a0 IT, able to know, be aware, appreciate, be astonished & wonder at its magnificence & the significant role you have\u00a0 as\u00a0 \u201cintelligent\u00a0 life\u201d on one of its planets.\u00a0\u00a0 This Atlas is so much better & cheaper than Prozac.\u00a0\u00a0 Cost $15 (including postage & handling)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE MILKY WAY\u2014INSIDE AND OUT:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Kalmbach Publishing\u00a0 <\/strong>All you need to know about our home Galaxy.\u00a0 How the Milky Way works.\u00a0 The search for Earth-like worlds.\u00a0 It includes a spectacular Galaxy fold out that shows exactly where we are located in the Milky Way.\u00a0 Cost\u00a0 $15 (including shipping & handling)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MESSIER\u00a0 FLASHCARDS\u00a0 SET\u00a0 1<\/u><\/strong> :\u00a0 Kalmbach Media Co.\u00a0 <\/strong>This is a set of\u00a0 36\u00a0 4\u201dX 6\u201d\u00a0 flashcards\u00a0 that\u00a0 are\u00a0 beautiful, on one side & informative, on the other side and \u00a0<\/strong>that show the most easily located objects in the\u00a0 night\u00a0 sky.\u00a0\u00a0 Messier objects were designated\u00a0 by Charles Messier from 1751 to 1781, using an early telescope while he was looking for a comet like \u201cHaley\u2019s\u201d to make himself famous. He documented various nebula, star clusters and galaxies & labeled them M1 to M110. He didn\u2019t know how we would see them today.\u00a0 They included 27 Open Star Clusters, 29 Globular Star Clusters, 6 diffuse nebulae, 4 planetary nebulae\u00a0 &\u00a0 40 galaxies.\u00a0 Doing this actually made him more famous & greatly appreciated by sky-watchers & astronomers for the next 240 years and beyond.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SET 1, 36<\/u><\/strong> cards including the Whirlpool Galaxy, the Crab Nebula, the Butterfly Star Cluster and more.\u00a0 Cost $14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MESSIER\u00a0 FLASHCARDS\u00a0 SET 2 & SET 3<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 Kalmbach Media Co.\u00a0 (<\/strong>more can be ordered & saved for you)\u00a0 SET 2, 36<\/u>\u00a0 <\/strong>cards including\u00a0 the Pleiades Open Star Cluster, the Pinwheel Galaxy, the Ring Nebula and more.\u00a0\u00a0 Cost $14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SET 3, 37<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 cards including\u00a0 the Orion Nebula, the Beehive Open Star Cluster, Andromeda Galaxy and more.\u00a0 Cost $14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONSTELLATION\u00a0 FLASHCARDS<\/u>\u00a0 36\u00a0 MOST\u00a0 COMMON\u00a0 CONSTELLATIONS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Beautiful on one side & packed with good information on the other side. Good learning tool.\u00a0\u00a0 Cost $14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A<\/strong>BSOLUTELY GORGEOUS GALAXY FLASHCARDS & NEBULA FLASHCARDS<\/strong> ARE ALSO AVAILABLE Cost $14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALL THESE BOOKS & FLASHCARDS HELP YOU INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOMY PLUS PROVIDE HOURS OF ENJOYMENT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE  SAN  JUAN  STARGAZERS\u2019  BOOK  STORE Dear Stargazers,\u00a0 This \u201cbookstore\u201d is totally for your convenience.\u00a0 Everything here is of the best quality & highly useful to astronomy club members.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of these items came from Kalmbach Publishing which does Astronomy Magazine & from the Astronomical League of which you all are members. I have saved…
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