The Observer's Sky Atlas (eBook)

With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky

Erich Karkoschka (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2007 | 3rd ed. 2007
VI, 165 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-48539-3 (ISBN)

Infos

- Includes a short introduction to observing, a thorough description of the star charts and tables, a glossary and much more

- Perfect for both the beginner and seasoned observer

- Fully revised edition of a best-selling and highly-praised sky atlas

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Can you remember being impressed by a clear starry sky? Look at the Milky Way through binoculars and it will reveal its many hundreds of thousands of stars, double stars, stellar clusters, and nebulae. If you are a new observer, it is not that easy to ?nd your way in this swarm of stars, but this atlas tries to make it as easy as possible. So now it is not just experienced amateurs that can enjoy looking at the heavens. Two additional observing aids are recommended. The ?rst is a planisphere, where one can dial in the time and day in order to see which constellations are visible and where they are in the sky. The second is an astronomical yearbook listing the current positions of the planets and all important phenomena. So, let us begin our journey around the night sky, and see what the universe can reveal to us! Sky Atlases Most sky atlases can be classi?ed into one of two major groups according to the number of stars they contain. Some atlases only show the stars visible to the naked eye. As there are not more than a few thousand such stars, such charts can be simple and clear and can be arranged in a handy format. They are ideal for all naked-eye Facing page, top: The constellation Cygnus (Swan) in the midst of the northern Milky Way.

Inhalt

Star Charts and Catalog 27
NP 29
N0 31
N2 33
N4 35
N6 37
N8 39
N10 41
N12 43
N14 45
N16 47
N18 49
N20 51
N22 53
N24 55
E0 57
E1 59
E2 61
E3 63
E4 65
E5 67
E6 69
E7 71
E8 73
E9 75
E10 77
E11 79
E12 81
E13 83
E14 85
E15 87
E16 89
E17 91
E18 93
E19 95
E20 97
E21 99
E22 101
E23 103
E24 105
S0 107
S3 109
S6 111
S9 113
S12 115
S15 117
S18 119
S21 121
S24 123
Appendix 157

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.8.2007
• Zusatzinfo: VI, 165 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Astronomy • Atlas • Charts • Karkoschka • Observer's
• ISBN-10: 0-387-48539-2 / 0387485392
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-48539-3 / 9780387485393