The Night Sky
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2004
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Collins (Verlag)
978-0-00-718164-3 (ISBN)
Collins (Verlag)
978-0-00-718164-3 (ISBN)
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An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night.
Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner and those who want to find out more, How to Identify the Night Sky covers everything that can be seen with the naked eye and binoculars, as well as what is visible using a small telescope.
There are sections on how to observe and understand the objects that comprise the night sky, the moon, the movements of the stars and planets throughout the year and astronomical events.
The constellations are given a comprehensive treatment. For each one there is a chart, a photograph, a description of its features and history, the best dates and times of visibility, the mythological representation and a list of interesting objects.
Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner and those who want to find out more, How to Identify the Night Sky covers everything that can be seen with the naked eye and binoculars, as well as what is visible using a small telescope.
There are sections on how to observe and understand the objects that comprise the night sky, the moon, the movements of the stars and planets throughout the year and astronomical events.
The constellations are given a comprehensive treatment. For each one there is a chart, a photograph, a description of its features and history, the best dates and times of visibility, the mythological representation and a list of interesting objects.
Storm Dunlop, author of Gem Photoguide Weather, has written numerous other books and articles on both astronomy and meteorology. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Royal Meteorological Society, he also teaches adult education classes, and gives lectures and talks. Wil Tirion is the world’s leading Uranographer and his charts have appeared in astronomy books all over the world.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.5.2004 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | How to Identify |
| Zusatzinfo | 300 col illus, (Charts, photographs and diagrams), Index |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 549 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-00-718164-7 / 0007181647 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-00-718164-3 / 9780007181643 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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