2020 Guide to the Night Sky - Southern Hemisphere

2020 Guide to the Night Sky - Southern Hemisphere
Author: Storm Dunlop
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-08-19
Genre: Astronomy
ISBN: 9780008348977

EXPANDED AND REVISED A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2020. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion. Content includes: * Advice on where to start looking * Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see * NEW Special, detailed charts for positions of planets, minor planets and comets in 2020 * NEW Seasonal charts * NEW Details of dark sky sites * Details of objects and events you might see in 2020 * Diagrams of notable events visible from Australia, and some for New Zealand and South Africa Also available: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland ISBN 978-0-00-825771-2 and A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America. uth Africa Also available: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland ISBN 978-0-00-825771-2 and A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America.

Moongazing: Beginner's Guide to Exploring the Moon

Moongazing: Beginner's Guide to Exploring the Moon
Author: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Moon
ISBN: 9780008305000

An in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration, the properties of the Moon, its origin and orbit. Optimised for colour tablets, the images in this ebook are not best-suited for viewing on black and white devices. This is the ideal book for Moon observers covering essential equipment, and the key events to look out for. Detailed advice is given on how to choose a telescope and how to capture the Moon in sketches. Discover all you need to know about eclipses, blue moons, supermoons, conjunctions and occultations. A comprehensive section covers astrophotography using lenses, telescopes, Smartphones, including video and how to process your images. Comes with a photographic atlas of lunar features with plates and annotated maps. A glossary of key terms, index of lunar features and software references are also provided.

Night Sky Almanac 2021: A stargazer’s guide

Night Sky Almanac 2021: A stargazer’s guide
Author: Storm Dunlop
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0008403619

The perfect gift for amateur and seasoned astronomers. Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins.