Learning Astronomy in Memphis

Astronomy is one of those things that may be more appealing to the very young and the very old. In a way, it's one of those "useless" areas of knowledge that probably won't lead to a new career or put any money in your pocket. It's just plain fascinating to learn about the stars and the constellations. After all, people used to steer ships by the movements of the stars across the heavens. They knew the difference between the winter and the summer skies. They could look up and fell connected to all that vastness by the stories behind the many constellations up there. The stars became real to them. Memphis has some good resources for learning about astronomy, the stars and constellations.

NASA has an interactive site just for kids. It's fun and a great resource for youngsters who have an interest in science and show some fascination with the stars.

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx
This site is good for all the teaching tools and their email newsletter. All sorts of links on the stars will get you started. Twenty-four issues for 79.95 will bring phenomenal pictures, an interactive star dome to help locating stars every night, monthly pull-out star maps, and a zoomable star atlas to use with telescopes. This is a wonderful ongoing resource for kids and adults learning astronomy or those in local clubs.