The Sky
A User's Guide
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1993
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-45958-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-45958-7 (ISBN)
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This is an ideal book for starting astronomy. It stirs the imagination, and puts observation of the sky into a framework of leisure activity as well as a personal adventure. Written by an award winning astronomer, it is a non-technical guide to the night sky, full of practical hints.
This is an ideal book for starting astronomy. It stirs the imagination, and puts observation of the sky into the framework of leisure activity as well as a personal adventure. Written by an award winning astronomer, it is a non-technical guide to the night sky, full of practical hints. The author's lively style enthuses, entertains and informs. • know the constellations, even if you live in a large city • observe the Sun safely • find out how comets are discovered • watch a star vary in brightness from week to week • explore star clusters and remote galaxies Author David Levy is one of the world's foremost amateur astronomers. He has discovered 17 comets. Minor Planet 3673 Levy is named in his honour. An English graduate, Levy has written a beautiful introduction to the glories of the observable universe of constellations, stars and galaxies.
This is an ideal book for starting astronomy. It stirs the imagination, and puts observation of the sky into the framework of leisure activity as well as a personal adventure. Written by an award winning astronomer, it is a non-technical guide to the night sky, full of practical hints. The author's lively style enthuses, entertains and informs. • know the constellations, even if you live in a large city • observe the Sun safely • find out how comets are discovered • watch a star vary in brightness from week to week • explore star clusters and remote galaxies Author David Levy is one of the world's foremost amateur astronomers. He has discovered 17 comets. Minor Planet 3673 Levy is named in his honour. An English graduate, Levy has written a beautiful introduction to the glories of the observable universe of constellations, stars and galaxies.
1. First nights; 2. Without a telescope; 3. Meteors; 4. Choosing a telescope; 5. Recording your observations; 6. The Moon; 7. Moon 2: advanced observations; 8. The Sun; 9. Jupiter; 10. Saturn; 11. Mars; 12. Five planets worth watching; 13. Asteroids; 14. Comets; 15. Double stars; 16. Variable stars; 17. The deep sky; 18. Messier hunting; 19. The sky on film; 20. Solar eclipses; 21. Lunar eclipses and occultations; 22. Passing the torch; 23. The poet's sky; Resources.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.9.1993 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Tables, unspecified; 20 Maps; 40 Halftones, unspecified; 30 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 247 mm |
| Gewicht | 720 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-45958-3 / 0521459583 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-45958-7 / 9780521459587 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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