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This is a complete beginner's guide to observing the night sky. Understand and enjoy the solar system and beyond with this practical guide to astronomy. Pick up all the basics of sky-watching. Start off by taking a tour around the night sky in simple stages, discovering how it fits together and how it works. Then take a closer look at the objects you can see and learn to train your eye to recognize basic patterns of constellations and how to tell planets apart from other celestial bodies. Plus, there's advice on buying and using kit, from binoculars to telescopes. This title is packed with detailed maps of the night sky and star charts to help any budding astronomer in their quest to find out more about this fascinating subject.
| ISBN | 1405356200 | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9781405356206
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1004 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd | | Height (mm) | 242 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 203 | | Publication date | 01 Jun 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 520 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Introduction | | 6 | | 1 | | Understanding The Universe | | 8 | | | | The Universe | | 10 | | | | The Naked-Eye Sky | | 12 | | | | The Planets | | 14 | | | | What Is A Star? | | 16 | | | | Observing Stars | | 18 | | | | Nebulae | | 20 | | | | Star Clusters | | 22 | | | | Galaxies | | 26 | | | | Dividing Light | | 28 | | 2 | | Looking Up | | 30 | | | | The Motion Of The Skies | | 32 | | | | The Sky As A Sphere | | 36 | | | | Navigating The Night Sky | | 40 | | | | Observing Conditions | | 44 | | 3 | | Observing And Recording | | 46 | | | | Preparing To Observe | | 48 | | | | Using Binoculars | | 50 | | | | Telescope Optics | | 52 | | | | Telescopes And Mounts | | 54 | | | | Buying And Setting Up | | 58 | | | | Go-To Telescopes | | 62 | | | | Astroimaging | | 66 | | 4 | | Pathfinders | | 70 | | | | The Constellations | | 72 | | | | Mapping The Constellations | | 74 | | | | Sky Maps | | 76 | | | | Ursa Major | | 82 | | | | Starhopping From The Plough | | 84 | | | | Ursa Minor And Draco | | 86 | | | | Cassiopeia | | 88 | | | More... | | |
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