FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT, Contents

C O N T E N T S
SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	8
FOREWORD BY DAVID H . LEVY	11
INTRODUCTION: OF STARS AND POEMS	12
C H A P T E R 1 : TWILIGHT ZONE	17
At nightfall, perceptions shift, and we become aware of a wider universe.
C H A P T E R 2 : MOONGLOW	37
Through all its phases, the moon is a source of wonder.
C H A P T E R 3 : DEEPSKY	63
As the sky darkens and deepens, countless new objects become visible.
C H A P T E R 4 : ORION AND FRIENDS	97
Constellations help us make friends with the stars.
C H A P T E R 5 : REACHING OUT	113
In our time, we have truly begun to reach for the stars.
C H A P T E R 6 : THE HOME PLANET	145
From space, we look back at Planet Earth with new appreciation… — of times and seasons — of light and shadow — of the colors nature makes
C H A P T E R 7 : GOOD NIGHT!	191
Finally, even astronomers must go to bed.
END NOTES	205
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR	217

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