Hey, if you liked my Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2007, you’ll love the Planetary Society’s Year in Pictures calendar. I see several pictures on it I wanted to use for my list, but couldn’t or didn’t for various reasons. But it looks very, very pretty.
Fraser at Universe Today is also offering a Year in Space calendar; a 144 page weekly calendar with all kinds of info about astronomy and space.
Why choose? Just buy both!
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December 14th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I have a similar calendar, but it’s for Advent. Want it?
December 14th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
They both sound neat, but I have to hold out for my annual crochet calender.
December 14th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Good buy. If I can dredge up the money I will purchase both.
GAry 7
December 14th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Hi Phil,
Not sure if you’re into these things, but I got tagged with the “seven random and/or weird things about you” meme and I thought I’d pass it along to you. People are curious about ‘cha, so dish the dirt, my friend.
Mike
December 14th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
The Planetary Society calendar looks nice but has no moon phases or good astronomy info. I was very disappointed to find that my favorite astronomy calendar, Sky & Telescope’s Celestial Wonders, has been discontinued.
Astronomy Magazine’s Deep Space Mysteries calendar is not as good. It does have a nice intro on telescopes for beginners – but doesn’t have as much information (no star maps) and the calendar & fonts are too small.
December 14th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Phil, you naughty, naughty astronomer
December 14th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
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December 14th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Don’t forget the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Observer’s Calendar — always a great resource with excellent sky photos from RASC members, moon phases, etc.
December 15th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Both excellent, but I feel Comet McNaught should have been represented.
December 15th, 2007 at 11:42 am
True the RASC’s calendar is good, but there was something about it that wasn’t quite as good as Sky & Telescope’s, but I can’t put my finger on it at the moment…
December 15th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Could be worse. I have a calendar (not space themed, but movie-themed) that does have phases of the moon — but they’re shifted. According the the calendar, the moon was full last Sunday, which doesn’t quite jibe with the crescent I saw when I looked at the sky earlier this week…