Every Soul A Star Part 23

If you are interested in learning more about lucid dreaming, a good place to start is with the books of Dr. Stephen LaBerge. I have him to thank for teaching me how to fly.

Every attempt was made to accurately describe the fictional eclipse at the Moon Shadow Campground. The following are some Internet sources that I found particularly helpful when doing research for this book: www.skyandtelescope.com.

www.s.p.a.ce.com.

www.eclipsechaser.com.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html.

www.astronomy.com.

http://worldwidetelescope.org.

I couldn't find anywhere in the book to put the following information, so I'm including it here. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter recorded a message that was sent along with the Voyager s.p.a.cecraft on its way out of our solar system. It will take 40,000 years for Voyager to come close enough to another star system for anyone to find it, but hey, you never know. It's a wonderful message of hope and solidarity: We cast this message into the cosmos. . . . Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, some-perhaps many-may have inhabited planets and s.p.a.cefaring civilizations. If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings. We are trying to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination and our goodwill in a vast and awesome universe.

I wish you all clear skies.

If you are interested in learning more about the universe, you can find hundreds of wonderful books on astronomy. Some that I recommend:.

Astronomy for Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Chasing the Shadow by Joel Harris and Richard Talcott.

Cosmos by Carl Sagan.

David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets by David H. Levy Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen J. O'Meara Eclipse!: The What, Where, When, Why and How Guide to Watching Solar and Lunar Eclipses by Philip S. Harrington Find the Constellations by H. A. Rey 40 Nights to Knowing the Sky by Fred Schaaf Night.w.a.tch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence d.i.c.kinson.

Out of This World Astronomy by John Rhatigan and Rain Newcomb.

The Planet Hunters by Dennis Brindell Fradin.

Seeing in the Dark by Timothy Ferris.

See the Stars: Your First Guide to the Night Sky by Ken Croswell.

Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines.

Stikky Night Skies: Learn 6 Constellations, 4 Stars, a Planet, a Galaxy, and how to Navigate at Night-in One Hour, Guaranteed by Laurence Holt Staff.

Strange Universe by Bob Berman.

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope-and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno.

The Ultimate Guide to the Sky by John Mosley.

Also by Wendy Ma.s.s:.

A Mango-Shaped s.p.a.ce.

Leap Day.

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life.

Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall.