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Author | : David Levy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780007199211 |
A comprehensive family reference guide to all the amazing phenomena of our night skies, with helpful charts and detailed photography This comprehensive introduction to our night skies has been written by a team of expert astronomers. Their collective experience, combined with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach creates the perfect guide to understanding galaxies, eclipses, the moon and constellations. Our solar system is brought to life through extraordinary images, and our night skies made easy to understand with colourful charts. Visually exciting and always informative, Skywatching covers both the historical and scientific aspects of astronomy. * Leads you through our immediate Solar System with the Sun, the Moon and the planets * Takes you into deep space, revealing the stars, galaxies and nebulae * Comprehensive bi-monthly star charts that can be used anywhere in the world, with constellation charts showing 85 star formations * Useful information on the equipment used for skywatching, from the huge optical telescopes used by professional astronomers to makeshift observatories
Author | : Tammy Plotner |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0978221400 |
Author | : David H. Levy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781877019067 |
A introduction to the magic and mysteries of the constellations, galaxies, and wonders of the night sky.
Author | : Jeff Barbour |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 2006-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1411682874 |
What's Up 2006: 365 Days of Skywatching presents the highlights you can see in the night sky for every day in 2006. With a small telescope, binoculars, and sometimes just your eyes, you'll track down features on the Moon, planets, meteor showers, bright and double stars, open and globular clusters, and distant galaxies.Astronomers Tammy Plotner and Jeff Barbour are your guides to the wonders of the night sky.
Author | : David H. Levy |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-03 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780737000795 |
This highly acclaimed, best-selling series takes field guides to a breathtaking new level. Filled with full-color maps, diagrams, photographs, and sketches, each book takes readers on an exciting armchair adventure through some of the most fascinating places in the natural world -- and offers practical advice for those planning real-life expeditions.
Author | : Becky Ramotowski |
Publisher | : Sky & Telescope |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9781931559409 |
Here's the perfect how-to book for recreational stargazers. It's loaded with practical advice to help new observers spend more time exploring the night sky and less time fumbling with equipment or wondering how, when, and what to observe. In Secrefs of Stargazing you'll discover how to: Quickly get started stargazing if you're the lucky recipient of a new telescope, Plan your observing sessions and record your observations, Stargaze in the city - despite the lights, Quickly and easily prepare your telescope for a night under the stars, Use star charts and discover star-hopping, See faint objects without actually looking at them, Observe in comfort, Decipher weather reports and understand sky transparency and seeing conditions, Find others in your area who share your love of the night sky. Whether or not you own a telescope, Secrets of Stargazing is loaded with tips and tricks that are guaranteed to make you a better observer. It's a volume that no novice stargazer should be without. Book jacket.
Author | : Andrew Fazekas |
Publisher | : National Geographic |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 1426220154 |
Volume packed full of information that illuminates key astronomical concepts along side the history and legends surrounding the stars and planets.
Author | : Ann Love |
Publisher | : Kids Can Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2004-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1553371283 |
In this book in the Family Fun series, kids can learn all about the night sky with fun games, stories, information and more...
Author | : Jamie Hogan |
Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2021-10-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0884488993 |
Tamen longs to see the stars, but none are visible in the light-polluted sky above the fire escape of his urban apartment building. Even in the neighborhood park, the stars are hidden by city lights. This is a story about love and sacrifice: Tamen’s mom, a nightshift nurse, finds a way to take him camping. For one magical night on the shore of a wilderness pond, the Milky Way in all its glory belongs to them.
Author | : Mike D. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2005-10-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0811742520 |
A guide to viewing stars, the moon, planets, meteors, comets, and aurora through binoculars. Features a foreword by renowned astronomer and writer David Levy. Includes a complete guide to current binocular brands and models and explains what to look for in each season.