The Night Sky Companion (eBook)

A Yearly Guide to Sky-Watching 2009

Tammy Plotner (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2009
XIII, 418 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-79509-6 (ISBN)

Infos

T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar features, planets, meteor showers, single and multiple stars, open and globular clusters, as well as distant galaxies. There will be astronomy history to explore, famous astronomers to meet, and science to learn. You'll find things here for those who enjoy stargazing with just their eyes, binoculars, or even the largest of telescopes! Although these observing tips are designed with all readers in mind, not everyone lives in the same time zone-or the same hemisphere-and certainly no one has clear skies every night. But no matter where you live, or who you are, it is my hope that somewhere here you find something of interest to keep you looking up! LearningtheNightSky If you are new to astronomy, it might seem difficult to learn all those stars. Relax! It's much easier than you think. Just like moving to a new city, everything will seem unfamiliar at first, but with a little help from some maps, you'll soon be finding your way around like a pro. Once you become familiar with the constellations and how they appear to move across the night sky, the rest is easy. If you do not have maps of your own, try visiting your local library or one of many online sites thatcangeneratethem. Theygiveobjectpositionsingreatdetail,andmosthaveakeyofGreekletters to help you understand star hop instructions.

Tammy Plotner lives in Ohio. She is a successful freelance writer, non-professional astronomy educator, advanced amateur astronomer, and lecturer. She is the President of Outreach Education and Programs at Warren Rupp Observatory, and webmaster, team member and Astronomy Outreach coordinator for the Astronomical League.

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T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar features, planets, meteor showers, single and multiple stars, open and globular clusters, as well as distant galaxies. There will be astronomy history to explore, famous astronomers to meet, and science to learn. You'll find things here for those who enjoy stargazing with just their eyes, binoculars, or even the largest of telescopes! Although these observing tips are designed with all readers in mind, not everyone lives in the same time zone-or the same hemisphere-and certainly no one has clear skies every night. But no matter where you live, or who you are, it is my hope that somewhere here you find something of interest to keep you looking up! LearningtheNightSky If you are new to astronomy, it might seem difficult to learn all those stars. Relax! It's much easier than you think. Just like moving to a new city, everything will seem unfamiliar at first, but with a little help from some maps, you'll soon be finding your way around like a pro. Once you become familiar with the constellations and how they appear to move across the night sky, the rest is easy. If you do not have maps of your own, try visiting your local library or one of many online sites thatcangeneratethem. Theygiveobjectpositionsingreatdetail,andmosthaveakeyofGreekletters to help you understand star hop instructions.

Inhalt

Contents 7
Acknowledgments 9
About the Author 13
Introduction 14
Learning the Night Sky 15
Observing Equipment 15
To ‘‘GoTo’’ or Not to ‘‘GoTo’’ 17
Now for Accessories 17
What to Observe 18
The Moon 18
The Planets 18
Night Lights 19
Deep Sky 19
ReadyhellipSethellipGo! 20
Chapter One-January, 2009 21
Thursday, January 1 22
Friday, January 2 23
Saturday, January 3 24
Sunday, January 4 25
Monday, January 5 26
Tuesday, January 6 27
Wednesday, January 7 28
Thursday, January 8 29
Friday, January 9 30
Saturday, January 10 31
Sunday, January 11 32
Monday, January 12 33
Tuesday, January 13 34
Wednesday, January 14 35
Thursday, January 15 36
Friday, January 16 37
Saturday, January 17 38
Sunday, January 18 39
Monday, January 19 40
Tuesday, January 20 41
Wednesday, January 21 42
Thursday, January 22 43
Friday, January 23 44
Saturday, January 24 45
Sunday, January 25 46
Monday, January 26 47
Tuesday, January 27 48
Wednesday, January 28 49
Thursday, January 29 50
Friday, January 30 51
Saturday, January 31 52
Chapter Two-February, 2009 53
Sunday, February 1 54
Monday, February 2 55
Tuesday, February 3 56
Wednesday, February 4 57
Thursday, February 5 58
Friday, February 6 59
Saturday, February 7 60
Sunday, February 8 61
Monday, February 9 62
Tuesday, February 10 63
Wednesday, February 11 64
Thursday, February 12 65
Friday, February 13 66
Saturday, February 14 67
Sunday, February 15 68
Monday, February 16 69
Tuesday, February 17 70
Wednesday, February 18 71
Thursday, February 19 72
Friday, February 20 73
Saturday, February 21 74
Sunday, February 22 75
Monday, February 23 76
Tuesday, February 24 77
Wednesday, February 25 78
Thursday, February 26 79
Friday, February 27 80
Saturday, February 28 81
Chapter Three-March, 2009 82
Sunday, March 1 83
Monday, March 2 84
Tuesday, March 3 85
Wednesday, March 4 86
Thursday, March 5 87
Friday, March 6 88
Saturday, March 7 89
Sunday, March 8 90
Monday, March 9 91
Tuesday, March 10 92
Wednesday, March 11 93
Thursday, March 12 94
Friday, March 13 95
Saturday, March 14 96
Sunday, March 15 97
Monday, March 16 98
Tuesday, March 17 99
Wednesday, March 18 100
Thursday, March 19 101
Friday, March 20 102
Saturday, March 21 103
Sunday, March 22 104
Monday, March 23 105
Tuesday, March 24 106
Wednesday, March 25 107
Thursday, March 26 108
Friday, March 27 109
Saturday, March 28 110
Sunday, March 29 111
Monday, March 30 112
Tuesday, March 31 113
Chapter Four-April, 2009 114
Wednesday, April 1 115
Thursday, April 2 116
Friday, April 3 117
Saturday, April 4 118
Sunday, April 5 119
Monday, April 6 120
Tuesday, April 7 121
Wednesday, April 8 122
Thursday, April 9 123
Friday, April 10 124
Saturday, April 11 125
Sunday, April 12 126
Monday, April 13 127
Tuesday, April 14 128
Wednesday, April 15 129
Thursday, April 16 130
Friday, April 17 131
Saturday, April 18 132
Sunday, April 19 133
Monday, April 20 134
Tuesday, April 21 135
Wednesday, April 22 136
Thursday, April 23 137
Friday, April 24 138
Saturday, April 25 139
Sunday, April 26 140
Monday, April 27 141
Tuesday, April 28 142
Wednesday, April 29 143
Thursday, April 30 144
Chapter Five-May, 2009 145
Friday, May 1 146
Saturday, May 2 147
Sunday, May 3 148
Monday, May 4 149
Tuesday, May 5 150
Wednesday, May 6 151
Thursday, May 7 152
Friday, May 8 153
Saturday, May 9 154
Sunday, May 10 155
Monday, May 11 156
Tuesday, May 12 157
Wednesday, May 13 158
Thursday, May 14 159
Friday, May 15 160
Saturday, May 16 161
Sunday, May 17 162
Monday, May 18 163
Tuesday, May 19 164
Wednesday, May 20 165
Thursday, May 21 166
Friday, May 22 167
Saturday, May 23 168
Sunday, May 24 169
Monday, May 25 170
Tuesday, May 26 171
Wednesday, May 27 172
Thursday, May 28 173
Friday, May 29 174
Saturday, May 30 175
Sunday, May 31 176
Chapter Six-June, 2009 177
Monday, June 1 178
Tuesday, June 2 179
Wednesday, June 3 180
Thursday, June 4 181
Friday, June 5 182
Saturday, June 6 183
Sunday, June 7 184
Monday, June 8 185
Tuesday, June 9 186
Wednesday, June 10 187
Thursday, June 11 188
Friday, June 12 189
Saturday, June 13 190
Sunday, June 14 191
Monday, June 15 192
Tuesday, June 16 193
Wednesday, June 17 194
Thursday, June 18 195
Friday, June 19 196
Saturday, June 20 197
Sunday, June 21 198
Monday, June 22 199
Tuesday, June 23 200
Wednesday, June 24 201
Thursday, June 25 202
Friday, June 26 203
Saturday, June 27 204
Sunday, June 28 205
Monday, June 29 206
Tuesday, June 30 207
Chapter Seven-July, 2009 208
Wednesday, July 1 209
Thursday, July 2 210
Friday, July 3 211
Saturday, July 4 212
Sunday, July 5 213
Monday, July 6 214
Tuesday, July 7 215
Wednesday, July 8 216
Thursday, July 9 217
Friday, July 10 218
Saturday, July 11 219
Sunday, July 12 220
Monday, July 13 221
Tuesday, July 14 222
Wednesday, July 15 223
Thursday, July 16 224
Friday, July 17 225
Saturday, July 18 226
Sunday, July 19 227
Monday, July 20 228
Tuesday, July 21 229
Wednesday, July 22 230
Thursday, July 23 231
Friday, July 24 232
Saturday, July 25 233
Sunday, July 26 234
Monday, July 27 235
Tuesday, July 28 236
Wednesday, July 29 237
Thursday, July 30 238
Friday, July 31 239
Chapter Eight-August, 2009 240
Saturday, August 1 241
Sunday, August 2 242
Monday, August 3 243
Tuesday, August 4 244
Wednesday, August 5 245
Thursday, August 6 246
Friday, August 7 247
Saturday, August 8 248
Sunday, August 9 249
Monday, August 10 250
Tuesday, August 11 251
Wednesday, August 12 252
Thursday, August 13 253
Friday, August 14 254
Saturday, August 15 255
Sunday, August 16 256
Monday, August 17 257
Tuesday, August 18 258
Wednesday, August 19 259
Thursday, August 20 260
Friday, August 21 261
Saturday, August 22 262
Sunday, August 23 263
Monday, August 24 264
Tuesday, August 25 265
Wednesday, August 26 266
Thursday, August 27 267
Friday, August 28 268
Saturday, August 29 269
Sunday, August 30 270
Monday, August 31 271
Chapter Nine-September, 2009 272
Tuesday, September 1 273
Wednesday, September 2 274
Thursday, September 3 275
Friday, September 4 276
Saturday, September 5 277
Sunday, September 6 278
Monday, September 7 279
Tuesday, September 8 280
Wednesday, September 9 281
Thursday, September 10 282
Friday, September 11 283
Saturday, September 12 284
Sunday, September 13 285
Monday, September 14 286
Tuesday, September 15 287
Wednesday, September 16 288
Thursday, September 17 289
Friday, September 18 290
Saturday, September 19 291
Sunday, September 20 292
Monday, September 21 293
Tuesday, September 22 294
Wednesday, September 23 295
Thursday, September 24 296
Friday, September 25 297
Saturday, September 26 298
Sunday, September 27 299
Monday, September 28 300
Tuesday, September 29 301
Wednesday, September 30 302
Chapter Ten-October, 2009 303
Thursday, October 1 304
Friday, October 2 305
Saturday, October 3 306
Sunday, October 4 307
Monday, October 5 308
Tuesday, October 6 309
Wednesday, October 7 310
Thursday, October 8 311
Friday, October 9 312
Saturday, October 10 313
Sunday, October 11 314
Monday, October 12 315
Tuesday, October 13 316
Wednesday, October 14 317
Thursday, October 15 318
Friday, October 16 319
Saturday, October 17 320
Sunday, October 18 321
Monday, October 19 322
Tuesday, October 20 323
Wednesday, October 21 324
Thursday, October 22 325
Friday, October 23 326
Saturday, October 24 327
Sunday, October 25 328
Monday, October 26 329
Tuesday, October 27 330
Wednesday, October 28 331
Thursday, October 29 332
Friday, October 30 333
Saturday, October 31 334
Chapter Eleven-November, 2009 335
Sunday, November 1 336
Monday, November 2 337
Tuesday, November 3 338
Wednesday, November 4 339
Thursday, November 5 340
Friday, November 6 341
Saturday, November 7 342
Sunday, November 8 343
Monday, November 9 344
Tuesday, November 10 345
Wednesday, November 11 346
Thursday, November 12 347
Friday, November 13 348
Saturday, November 14 349
Sunday, November 15 350
Monday, November 16 351
Tuesday, November 17 352
Wednesday, November 18 353
Thursday, November 19 354
Friday, November 20 355
Saturday, November 21 356
Sunday, November 22 357
Monday, November 23 358
Tuesday, November 24 359
Wednesday, November 25 360
Thursday, November 26 361
Friday, November 27 362
Saturday, November 28 363
Sunday, November 29 364
Monday, November 30 365
Chapter Twelve-December, 2009 366
Tuesday, December 1 367
Wednesday, December 2 368
Thursday, December 3 369
Friday, December 4 370
Saturday, December 5 371
Sunday, December 6 372
Monday, December 7 373
Tuesday, December 8 374
Wednesday, December 9 375
Thursday, December 10 376
Friday, December 11 377
Saturday, December 12 378
Sunday, December 13 379
Monday, December 14 380
Tuesday, December 15 381
Wednesday, December 16 382
Thursday, December 17 383
Friday, December 18 384
Saturday, December 19 385
Sunday, December 20 386
Monday, December 21 387
Tuesday, December 22 388
Wednesday, December 23 389
Thursday, December 24 390
Friday, December 25 391
Saturday, December 26 392
Sunday, December 27 393
Monday, December 28 394
Tuesday, December 29 395
Wednesday, December 30 396
Thursday, December 31 397
Glossary 398
Resources 411
Index 416

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2009
• Reihe/Serie: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
• Mitarbeit: Anpassung von: Ken Vogt
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 418 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Amateur Astronomy • Astronomical observing • Astronomy • astronomy books • Night sky
• ISBN-10: 0-387-79509-X / 038779509X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-79509-6 / 9780387795096