Stars and Planets
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-08913-3 (ISBN)
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In this new edition of their classic guide, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion bring the night sky down to earth with brand new sky charts, diagrams, and photos that enrich the clear, engaging text. "Stars and Planets" will delight both latent astronomers who have yet to touch a telescope and the more star-savvy who have spent many a night outside craning their necks behind a lens. The introduction presents the basics of astronomical observation while answering such questions as: How did constellations come to be? Do the stars within them have anything to do with one another? Do stars really flicker? Next comes the book's centerpiece: an excellent series of maps of the night sky from hemisphere to hemisphere, month to month and, above all, charts showing all 88 constellations, including some 5,000 stars. The text vividly relates the human history behind each constellation and notes their most prominent stars while offering sundry stimulating facts. The second section focuses on the astrophysics behind stars, galaxies, the sun, the planets, comets and meteors, and more. Striking full-color photos, maps, and illustrations appear on almost every page.
The guide concludes with helpful tips on the optical tools of the trade and on astrophotography. Astrophysicists and amateur skywatchers agree that "Stars and Planets" is simply the most user-friendly, compact source of celestial information available. No one should leave home at night without it. This work includes up-to-date full-color photos and data, including recent planetary images. It includes monthly maps of the night sky as seen from latitudes throughout the world. It charts of all 88 constellations, with data and notes on bright stars and other objects of interest. It provides an illustrated introduction to stars, nebulae, galaxies, and the solar system. It offers advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes.
Ian Ridpath, an amateur astronomer, is an author and broadcaster on stars and planets for a general audience. He is the editor of, among other titles, Norton's Star Atlas, The Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy, and The Monthly Sky Guide. Wil Tirion is among the world's foremost celestial photographers and illustrators.
Section I Introduction 4 The Star Charts 19 Northern and Southern Hemisphere Skies 20 Monthly Skies Throughout the Year 24 The 88 Constellations 72 Section II Stars 263 Double and Multiple Stars 278 Variable Stars 279 Milky Way, Galaxies and the Universe 283 The Sun 292 The Solar System 298 The Moon 302 Moon Maps 313 Eclipses of the Sun and Moon 334 Mercury 338 Venus 342 Mars 347 Five-year positions for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn 356 Jupiter 366 Saturn 371 Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 375 Comets and Meteors 379 Asteroids and Meteorites 383 Astronomical Instruments and Observing 385 Basic Astrophotography 393 Index 395
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.2001 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Princeton Field Guides |
| Illustrationen | Wil Tirion |
| Zusatzinfo | 142 charts, 95 color photos, 45 figures |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 114 x 191 mm |
| Gewicht | 567 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-08913-2 / 0691089132 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-08913-3 / 9780691089133 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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