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Skywatching

Author : David Levy

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 18,55 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Astronomy

ISBN : 9780007199211

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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



A Guide to Skywatching

Author : David H. Levy

Publisher :

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 40,29 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9781877019067

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A introduction to the magic and mysteries of the constellations, galaxies, and wonders of the night sky.



What's Up 2006 - 365 Days of Skywatching

Author : Jeff Barbour

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 414 pages

File Size : 34,98 MB

Release : 2006-03

Category :

ISBN : 1411682874

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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.





Secrets of Stargazing

Author : Becky Ramotowski

Publisher : Sky & Telescope

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 41,18 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Astronomy

ISBN : 9781931559409

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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.



Skywatching

Author : David H. Levy

Publisher : Time Life Medical

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,87 MB

Release : 2000-03

Category : Astronomy

ISBN : 9780737000795

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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.



National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, 2nd Edition

Author : Andrew Fazekas

Publisher : National Geographic

Page : 292 pages

File Size : 36,35 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Astronomy

ISBN : 1426220154

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Book Description

Volume packed full of information that illuminates key astronomical concepts along side the history and legends surrounding the stars and planets.



Skywatcher

Author : Jamie Hogan

Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 42,27 MB

Release : 2021-10-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0884488993

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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.



40 Nights to Knowing the Sky

Author : Fred Schaaf

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 23,8 MB

Release : 1998-08-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780805046687

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Starting with simple instructions on learning one's way around the night sky and progressing to more challenging concepts, this ingenious program takes readers to a deeper level of knowledge and understanding of the night sky. 70 illustrations & charts.



Stairways to the Stars

Author : Anthony F. Aveni

Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 42,13 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Archaeoastronomy

ISBN : 9780304349982

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Discusses England's Stonehenge, the Mayan Code, and the Incan city of Cuzco.