I learned more about stars & constelations in 15 minutes here than I did in school.
It’s is a very quick guide to a few constellations and some basic navigation using the stars, but it makes it very easy to pick up and learn something useful in no time at all.

www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/

[via lifehacker, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites]

Oh, and I’m going to south dakota tomorrow and I’ll be gone for two weeks. maybe I’ll have a chance to use my new 1337 star skillz.