2025 Australasian Sky Guide
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2024
NewSouth Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-76117-022-5 (ISBN)
NewSouth Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-76117-022-5 (ISBN)
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The ultimate guide to the night sky in 2025
Featuring monthly sky maps, with details of the movement of the planets, stars and constellations, the 2025 Australasian Sky Guide is a must-have handbook to the year's most exciting celestial events. Opening with an essay by Gadigal woman Aunty Joanne Selfe on First Nations understandings of the cosmos, the book offers the latest information on the solar system and its history, as well as tips for optimal viewing. This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with the ultimate companion to the southern night sky.
2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Opposition of Mars in January
Eclipses of the Moon in March and September
Mercury, Venus and Saturn close together in April
Eta Aquariid meteor shower in May
Partial eclipse of the Sun in September
Supermoons in November and December
Geminid meteor shower in December
Featuring monthly sky maps, with details of the movement of the planets, stars and constellations, the 2025 Australasian Sky Guide is a must-have handbook to the year's most exciting celestial events. Opening with an essay by Gadigal woman Aunty Joanne Selfe on First Nations understandings of the cosmos, the book offers the latest information on the solar system and its history, as well as tips for optimal viewing. This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with the ultimate companion to the southern night sky.
2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Opposition of Mars in January
Eclipses of the Moon in March and September
Mercury, Venus and Saturn close together in April
Eta Aquariid meteor shower in May
Partial eclipse of the Sun in September
Supermoons in November and December
Geminid meteor shower in December
Nick Lomb spent more than 30 years at Sydney Observatory. He curated numerous exhibitions and was a frequent commentator on astronomical events in the southern sky. He is an honorary professor at the University of Southern Queensland and researches the history of Australian astronomy. Dr Lomb was a regular contributor to the Observatory's blog and has been the author of the annual Australasian Sky Guide since 1991. He has authored and co-authored several other books, including: Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present (2011), The Story of Sydney Observatory (2018) and Eclipse Chasers (2023).
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2024 |
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Reihe/Serie | Australasian Sky Guide |
Zusatzinfo | Colour and black & white images throughout |
Verlagsort | Sydney, NSW |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-76117-022-8 / 1761170228 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-76117-022-5 / 9781761170225 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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