Aguirre, Edwin L. “Beyond Orion’s Sword.” Sky & Telescope
Mar 1997: 112-114.
Includes information on all the nebulas in Orion.
Anonymous. “The Leo Triplet Tidal Tail.” Sky & Telescope
Dec 1998: 26.
Brief description of spiral galaxies in the “tail”
of Leo.
Barton, Tamsyn. Ancient Astrology. New York:
Routledge, 1994.
Information on the origin of the zodiac, including
Egyptian and Greek cultures.
Bauval, Robert, and Gilbert, Adrian. The Orion Mystery:
Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids.
New York: Crown, 1994.
All about the Orion Mystery and how the pyramids
might relate to the constellation.
Berman, Bob. “Hunting Season.” Discover Feb
1994: 32.
Includes color, luminosity, and distance information
on Betelgeuse, Rigel, and the Orion Nebula.
Berman, Bob. “The Lion in Spring.” Discover Apr 1997:
81-82.
Explains what Leo looks like in the sky in spring
(mostly April).
Berman, Bob. Secrets of the Night Sky. New York:
W. Morrow, 1995.
The information is not useful (very vague), but
it has pictures we might use.
Beyer, Steven L. The Star Guide. Boston: Little Brown,
1986.
Gives the location, the meaning of the name, lore
and description of each major star in the
constellations.
Budge, E. A. Wallis. The Gods of the Egyptians. New
York: Dover Publications, 1969.
Descriptions of ancient Gods worshipped by the Egyptians-some
cultural symbols.
Burnham, Robert. Burnham’s Celestial Handbook: An Observer’s
Guide to the Universe Beyond the
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Dover Publications, 1978. 3 vols.
Lists of all double, mulitple, and variable stars,
all star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, along with
descriptive notes on the constellation itself.
Dunlop, Storm. Astronomy: a step-by-step guide to the night
sky. New York: Collier Books, 1985.
Talks about general background information on nebulas,
and star gazing itself along with a table of
the Greek letters.
Dupuis, Charles Francois. The Origin of All Religious Worship.
New York: Garland Publications, 1984.
Has a picture of the Zodiac of Denderah-very old
inscription on an ancient egyptian temple.
Eicher, David J. “Winter’s Nebulae and Star Clusters.” Astronomy
Feb 1993: 78-83.
Talks about the Horsehead Nebula and the Lambda
Orionis Bubble.
Haas, Sissy, and MacRobert, Alan M. “Doubles In Leo: Stars to
Relax With.” Sky & Telescope
Apr 1997: 76-78.
Goes into the double stars of the constellation
and their location in the sky.
Krupp, E. C. “Pussyfooting in the Heavens.” Sky &
Telescope Feb 1995: 64-65.
Has information on Regulus.
MacRobert, Alan M. “A Galaxy Hop In Leo.” Sky & Telescope
Apr 1997: 56-60.
Explains how to observe the galaxies and stars within
Leo-it is a guide.
Mayer, Ben. Starwatch. New York: Perigee Books,
1984.
Gives distances and magnitudes for stars, and distances
and brightness for objects of interests in
the constellation, along with other extra information
and useful pictures.
Moore, Patrick. Stargazing: Astronomy Without a Telescope.
New York: Barron’s Education Series,
1985.
Gives information on each star, has legends on the
constellations, and shows how to find other
constellations from ours.
Motz, Lloyd, and Nathanson, Carol. The Constellations.
New York: Doubleday, 1998.
Has myths on the constellations along with scientific
and background information on the stars.
Rao, Joe. “Bright Orion.” Natural History Jan
1996: 56.
Gives distances, sizes, and other bits of scientific
information on Betelgeuse, Rigel, the Belt, and
the Orion Nebula.
Rao, Joe. “Leo Announces Spring.” Natural History
Apr 1997: 68.
More on Leo being a spring-time constellation.
Ridpath, Ian. Universe Guide to Stars and Planets.
New York: Universe books, 1984.
Gives the magnitude, distance from Earth, and some
other relivant information on bright stars in
the constellations.
Roth, Joshua. “Variable Betelgeuse.” Sky & Telescope
Nov 1996: 14.
An article about experiments that have been done
to measure Betelgeuse’s variability.
Schaaf, Fred. “The Crescent Sky of Early Spring.” Sky
& Telescope Apr 1998: 82-86.
Details on the magnitude and position of Regulus
in the sky.
Schneider, David. “Polarized Life.” Scientific American
Oct 1998: 24.
An article about how they are studying the polarized
light from Orion to try and answer questions
pertaining to the preference of right-handed sugars
and left-handed amino acids here on Earth.