Almost complete list (180+ articles as of July 2026) of published works by Alan Goldstein in astronomy, education/museum & parks, gardening, minerals, and paleontology. Book contributions first, articles follow.
Book (author)
The Dragon in My Back Yard, Dingbat Publishing, Humble, Texas, 2021

Books (contributor)
Evolution – The Whole Story (contributor), Firefly Press, 2015

Deep Sky Observers Handbook, Part 4, Galaxies, (contributor of observations), Enslow-Lutterworth Publishers, 1984
The Universe from Your Backyard, AstroMedia, 1988
Deep Sky Observing with a Small Telescope, Enslow Publishers, 1989 – chapter on observing galaxies

Galaxies and the Universe, two chapters, Kalmbach Publishing, 1992

Stars and Galaxies, 10 chapters, Kalmbach Publishing, 1992
Dinofest Guide, Arizona State University, 1996
Illinois Fluorite District, in American Mineral Treasures, Lithographie, 2008
The Stratigraphy of Speed Quarry, In 9th North American Paleontology Convention, 2009 Field Trip – Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Silurian and Devonian Strata in the Central Ohio Valley, the Falls of the Ohio and Quarries in Clark Co., Indiana, June 24, 2009. University of Cincinnati.

Preserving the Falls of the Ohio’s Fossil Beds: A Successful Inter-Governmental Effort, with Lisa Freeman. p. 199-206. IN Protecting the Past, Managing the Present, Planning for the Future, Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fossil Resources, 2014.



Special events and education, such as the Fossil Festival shown here.

My front yard in April

Fluorite with fluorescent inclusion from Cave in Rock, Illinois