Background
Philip Harrington was born on March 4, 1956 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, into the family of Frank M. and Dorothy S. (Denz) Harrington.
1855 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, USA
Phil Harrington studied at New York Institute of Technology where he got Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1989 and earned Master of Science in 1996.
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Phil Harrington received Bachelor of Science in Science Education at Wagner College in 1979.
(This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of t...)
This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system, asteroids, meteors, comets and the sun.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JXWLTZ0/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(A user-friendly guide offering all the necessary informat...)
A user-friendly guide offering all the necessary information for anyone purchasing a telescope, using one for the first time or upgrading current equipment. Includes a comparison of available telescopes describing which are best suited to specific needs. Contains scores of handy tips, diagrams, illustrations and activities and suggests what to look for in the night sky.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471105937/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(This collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging act...)
This collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging activities opens up the gateway to outer space for stargazers young and old.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762708093/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(With one hundred full-color photographs by Roger Ressmeye...)
With one hundred full-color photographs by Roger Ressmeyer and others and with text by popular astronomy writer Phil Harrington, The Space Shuttle: A Photographic History tells the fascinating and inspiring story of the space shuttle program from 1972 to 2003.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763170631/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(It all begins with the “Big Bang” and continues through t...)
It all begins with the “Big Bang” and continues through to the recent landing on Mars. Filled with magnificent images and illustrated renditions of the universe’s most significant highlights, this natural history timeline soars through galaxies, nebulae, and solar systems, and tracks human exploration in the starry skies.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402736053/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(Here is the perfect reference for anyone who owns a teles...)
Here is the perfect reference for anyone who owns a telescope or a pair of binoculars, but doesn't know what to look for amid the constellations. It explains how to find double and multiple stars, variable stars, open and globular clusters, nebulae, and galaxies -- and what you'll see when you do. Includes 36 full-page sky charts; equipment, books, and software suggestions; sketches of how deep-sky objects look through a small telescope; and more than 100 black-and-white photographs.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0933346808/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in ...)
Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar landing sites, searching for satellites orbiting the outermost planets, and exploring hundreds of star clusters, nebulae, distant galaxies, and quasars.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FIYOOF4/?tag=2022091-20
2010
Philip Harrington was born on March 4, 1956 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, into the family of Frank M. and Dorothy S. (Denz) Harrington.
Phil Harrington received a Bachelor of Science in Science Education at Wagner College in 1979. Then he studied at New York Institute of Technology where he got a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1989 and earned a Master of Science in 1996.
A lifelong amateur astronomer, Phil Harrington was bitten by the "astronomical bug" when he was assigned to watch the total lunar eclipse of April 1968 as a homework assignment. Since then, Phil has spent countless hours touring the universe through telescopes and binoculars. He is a former staff member of New York City's Hayden Planetarium and instructor at the Vanderbilt Planetarium in Centerport, New York.
Phil is an adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College, Selden, New York, where he teaches courses in stellar and planetary astronomy. He is a founding member of the Westport Astronomical Society and is also one of the coordinators of the annual Astronomer's Conjunction, held every summer in Northfield.
Phil is also a contributing editor for Astronomy magazine, where he frequently reviews telescopes, binoculars, and other astronomical equipment, as well as the magazine's monthly "Binocular Universe" column. He also writes a monthly "Cosmic Challenge" column on Cloudynights.com. In addition, he has written for Deep Sky and Sky & Telescope magazines.
(With one hundred full-color photographs by Roger Ressmeye...)
2003(A user-friendly guide offering all the necessary informat...)
1994(Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in ...)
2010(Here is the perfect reference for anyone who owns a teles...)
2007(This collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging act...)
2000(This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of t...)
1990(It all begins with the “Big Bang” and continues through t...)
2006Quotations: “Ever since my sixth-grade science teacher assigned the class to view a total eclipse of the moon in April of 1968, I have been fascinated with the science of astronomy. There are few things in life that I enjoy more than speaking to people about the wonder and beauty of the universe. That fascination and enthusiasm ultimately led me to write articles for a local astronomy club newsletter while I was still in high school. During and immediately after graduating from Wagner College in 1979, I began to contribute short articles to small-circulation astronomy periodicals (all of which are now out of business). I broke into ‘the big time’ in 1985 by publishing articles in Sky and Telescope magazine."
Philip married a nurse administrator Wendy A. on August 2, 1980. They have a daughter Helen D.