Stars
Leaping Hare Press
978-0-7112-5677-4 (ISBN)
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Stars presents 20 unique pin-hole constellation cards for helping families and stargazers find the shapes in the night's sky, along with a companion book exploring the significance of these stellar patterns.
This portable and interactive kit includes a mix of northern- and southern-hemisphere constellations, such as:
Orion
Bootes
Taurus
Virgo
Perseus
Ursa Major
Crux
Hydra
... and many more
Once you've used the cards to identify the shapes in the night sky, read through the book to learn about their mythological and cultural history, as well as all of the fascinating deep sky objects and celestial events the constellations are home to.
Noticing the constellations in the night skies above can foster a sense of curiosity and awe like nothing else on Earth. With a mix of scientific fact and meditative insight, this kit will help you discover how the twinkly skies can connect us all more deeply to our inner selves. This is the perfect gift for a night of stargazing or for those embarking on a stargazing holiday.
Mark Westmoquette is an astronomer, ordained ex-Zen monk and pilgrimage walker. He regularly teaches courses and workshops in mindfulness, meditation and yoga. Mark was a scientist researching astronomy at the European Southern Observatory in Munich and at UCL in London. He regularly blogs at www.youruniverseyoga.co.uk about the mindful journey of the outer universe to the inner universe. He is the author of Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers, Stars and The Mindful Universe.
CONTENTS
Introduction to the night skies 4
How to use the kit
1. Orion 8
Fierce compassion
2. Ursa Major 14
A view that connects all of humanity
3. Ursa Minor 20
Navigating life
4. Boötes 26
Losing touch with the old ways
5. Cassiopeia 32
Vanity
6. Cygnus 38
Bridges to enable relationships
7. Taurus 44
Finding awe and beauty
8. Perseus 50
The changing nature of things
9. Auriga 56
Craving simplicity and quiet
10. Lyra 62
The beautiful music of life
11. Scorpius 68
Instinctual fears
12. Tucana 74
Neighbours and relationships
13. Crux 80
Emptiness and potential
14. Centaurus 86
Suffering, wants and aversions
15. Sagittarius 92
The arrow of time
16. Carina 98
Keeping an even keel
17. Virgo 104
The rhythms of life
18. Eridanus 110
Life’s path is like a river
19. Hydra 116
Distractions
20. Cetus 122
The influence of ideas
Endmatter: Reading resources & acknowledgements 128
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.10.2020 |
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| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7112-5677-2 / 0711256772 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7112-5677-4 / 9780711256774 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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