Star watching is a favorite activity among people in the world, of all cultures.

Here's what you need:

• A location with a dark sky to see the zodiacal light, someplace where city lights aren’t obscuring the natural lights in the sky.
• Binoculuars, small telecopes, and larger telescopes make the experience better.
• Get a map of the stars! You can find one at  and print it out. Look at the stars and you'll be able to match the stars up
• Bug Spray or anti-mosquito candles are very useful
• A Blanket

Now that your all ready, you can see magnificent stars as well as these other things:

• Comets
• Planets
• Constellations
• Satellites

Useful websites: http://www.sky-map.org/ &  http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

Enjoy!