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Table of contents

Star Hopping 101
Good Charts are a Must!
Equipment
Charts you will need
Important Tip
Easier to Find Stuff in Dark Sky
At the Edges of a City
Urban Location
Mapping From Charts to the Sky
Visual Mapping from Charts to the Sky
What it looks like in a Newtonian
Schmitt Cassegrain/ Refractor
Star Hop Example
Locate Auriga in the Sky
Locate Area Visually
Verify Location with Finder
Verify Location and Rotation
Plan the hop
First Move
M37 View in Eyepiece
Alternative Method of Getting Rotation
Hop to M36 & M38
Some other hints
How to see stuff
References
Planetarium Programs
Paper Charts
More References

Author: Rob Hawley

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