Stars and Planets

The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition

Ian Ridpath, Wil Tirion (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2017 | Revised edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17788-5 (ISBN)

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The indispensable guide to the night sky--now in a newly updated and expanded edition In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most informative, user-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative celestial field guide available. The product of a thirty-year collaboration between one of the world's leading astronomy writers and the world's foremost celestial mapmaker, Stars and Planets features superb color sky charts, diagrams, or photographs on almost every page; clear and engaging writing; a spacious and attractive design; and a compact size. This updated edition features the latest information on stars, a revised section on planets that incorporates recent research on exoplanets, and some revised charts and new photographs. Simply put, Stars and Planets is indispensable. Don't leave home--at night--without it.
* Detailed charts covering all 88 constellations in the Northern and Southern hemispheres* Data and notes on all bright stars and other objects of interest* Detailed Moon maps and descriptions of the main lunar features* Tips on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes, to suit any budget* The only guide to provide annual planetary data as a downloadable online resource* Updates include the latest data on stars and exoplanets and some revised charts and new photos

Ian Ridpath is the author or editor of many books, including the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and Norton's Star Atlas. Wil Tirion is the world's leading celestial mapmaker and the illustrator of many books, including The Cambridge Star Atlas.

Section IIntroduction 6The star charts 21Northern and southern hemisphere skies 22Monthly skies throughout the year 26The 88 constellations: Andromeda to Vulpecula 74Section IIStars and nebulae 267Double and multiple stars 282Variable stars 284Milky Way, galaxies and the Universe 289The Sun 298The Solar System 304The Moon 308Moon maps 319Eclipses of the Sun and Moon 340Mercury 344Venus 348Mars 353Jupiter 362Saturn 368Uranus, Neptune and beyond 373Comets and meteors 377Asteroids and meteorites 381Astronomical instruments and observing 383Index 39

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2018
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Field Guides
Zusatzinfo	300 color illus.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 191 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-691-17788-0 / 0691177880
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17788-5 / 9780691177885
Zustand	Neuware