Out of the Blue

A 24-Hour Skywatcher's Guide

John Naylor (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

372 Seiten

2002
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-80925-2 (ISBN)

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Why is the sky blue? How can I see an eclipse? Skywatcher John Naylor offers practical advice on where and when you should look for natural phenomena in both the day and night sky. Out of the Blue is for all those curious or puzzled about things optical and astronomical.

Why is the sky blue and why are sunsets red? When can I see a rainbow? Why is the moon sometimes visible in daylight? In Out of the Blue skywatcher John Naylor offers practical advice about where and when you can expect to see natural phenomena, what you will see and how to improve your chances of seeing it. He takes in both the night and the day sky, and deals only with what can be seen with the naked eye. Drawing on science, history, literature and mythology, and written in a popular style that assumes only basic scientific know-how, Out of the Blue is for everyone who enjoys being outdoors and who feels curious or puzzled about things optical and astronomical.

JOHN NAYLOR has been fascinated by the night sky since he was a child growing up in Peru, and by the daytime sky as an adult. He went to London University to study engineering and philosophy, and now teaches physics at a secondary school in London.

1. Daylight; 2. Shadows; 3. Mirages; 4. Sunset and sunrise; 5. The rainbow; 6. Coronae and glories; 7. Atmospheric halos; 8. The night sky; 9. The moon; 10. Eclipses; 11. Planets; 12. Stars; 13. Comets and meteors; Appendix.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.9.2002
Zusatzinfo	45 Halftones, unspecified; 96 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	182 x 255 mm
Gewicht	930 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
ISBN-10	0-521-80925-8 / 0521809258
ISBN-13	978-0-521-80925-2 / 9780521809252
Zustand	Neuware