Starlight Nights Leslie C Peltier Adventures Of A Star Gazer 1965 FIRST EDITION

by Leslie Peltier, Leslie C. Peltier

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Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer is the critically acclaimed 1965 autobiography of Leslie C. Peltier, widely celebrated as one of the 20th century's greatest amateur astronomers. This RARE 1965 FIRST EDITION published by Harper and Row captures the romance of observational astronomy and chronicles Peltier's life alongside the changing landscape of rural Ohio. Book Summary and Core Themes The memoir transports readers back to the early and mid-1900s. It details Peltier's lifelong obsession with the cosmos, which began when he first glimpsed the Pleiades cluster from his family's farmhouse window in 1905. The Strawberry Spyglass: As a boy, Peltier earned enough money to buy his very first 2-inch telescope by picking 900 quarts of strawberries. This legendary instrument became affectionately known as his "starberry spyglass". Astronomical Discoveries: Over six decades, using telescopes ranging from 2 to 12 inches, Peltier discovered 12 comets and 6 novae. He also contributed over 132,000 variable star observations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). The Philosophy of Stargazing: Renowned astronomer David H. Levy later noted that while most astronomy manuals explain how to watch the sky, Starlight Nights is unique because it explains why we look. A Lost Era: Beyond science, the book serves as a beautiful time capsule reflecting the simple joys of nature, geology, and American farm life before the onset of modern light pollution. Publica

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Year: 1965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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