The Night Sky Observer's Guide: Spring & summer
Author | : George Robert Kepple |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : George Robert Kepple |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christian B. Luginbuhl |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1998-09-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521625562 |
The most detailed guide to observing the deep sky in one volume, now available in paperback.
Author | : Robert Newton Mayall |
Publisher | : Golden Guides from Saint Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780307240095 |
Discusses how to select and use binoculars and telescopes, how to observe planets, meteors, comets, and other celestial bodies, and how to use star charts.
Author | : Rony De Laet |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2011-10-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1461405955 |
The Casual Sky Observer's Pocket Guide offers an observing program for occasional amateur observers looking for some quick, fun astronomy adventures under the stars. In the real world, where time for observing is limited, the weather is seldom perfect, and expensive equipment is not an option, amateur astronomy may not be seen as a worthwhile activity. However, portable and quick-to-set-up instruments are available. A pair of binoculars or a small telescope fills the bill. And the way to make the most of these instruments is described in the Casual Sky Observer's Pocket Guide. Not only does the book feature the best and brightest showpieces of the heavens; it also provides a great deal of physical and environmental data as well as lots of fascinating information and beautiful illustrations that provide a unique perspective on the many treasures within and beyond our home galaxy, the Milky Way--stars, star clusters, other galaxies, and nebulae, all within reach of binoculars or a small telescope.
Author | : R. Newton Mayall |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2001-04-14 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1582381550 |
Discusses how to select and use binoculars and telescopes, how to observe planets, meteors, comets, and other celestial bodies, and how to use star charts.
Author | : R. Newton Mayall |
Publisher | : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014-02-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1466864877 |
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Filled with practical information for the amateur astronomer, this Sky Observer's Golden Guide explains: -How to select and use binoculars and telescopes -How to best observe stars, the moon, planets, comets, meteors, and other celestial objects -How to use star charts Profusely illustrated with photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables, this guide is recommended by leading astronomers.
Author | : Neil Bone |
Publisher | : Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781554070244 |
'Deep Sky' refers to the universe beyond our own solar system. Using binoculars or telescopes, any sky-gazer can become a deep sky observer. Deep Sky Observer's Guide looks beyond individual stars to target: Star clusters Double Stars Nebulae Galaxies. The Deep Sky Observer's Guide introduces the basics of observing and explains what equipment is required. A chapter is devoted to each type of deep sky target. There are more than 200 such objects featured, with 126 color illustrations and star-finder charts. The Deep Sky Observer Guide is also available in a convenient pack (ISBN: 1-55407-025-2) that comes with deep sky charts and an observing calendar.
Author | : Dominic Ford |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1493906291 |
To the naked eye, the most evident defining feature of the planets is their motion across the night sky. It was this motion that allowed ancient civilizations to single them out as different from fixed stars. “The Observer’s Guide to Planetary Motion” takes each planet and its moons (if it has them) in turn and describes how the geometry of the Solar System gives rise to its observed motions. Although the motions of the planets may be described as simple elliptical orbits around the Sun, we have to observe them from a particular vantage point: the Earth, which spins daily on its axis and circles around the Sun each year. The motions of the planets as observed relative to this spinning observatory take on more complicated patterns. Periodically, objects become prominent in the night sky for a few weeks or months, while at other times they pass too close to the Sun to be observed. “The Observer’s Guide to Planetary Motion” provides accurate tables of the best time for observing each planet, together with other notable events in their orbits, helping amateur astronomers plan when and what to observe. Uniquely each of the chapters includes extensive explanatory text, relating the events listed to the physical geometry of the Solar System. Along the way, many questions are answered: Why does Mars take over two years between apparitions (the times when it is visible from Earth) in the night sky, while Uranus and Neptune take almost exactly a year? Why do planets appear higher in the night sky when they’re visible in the winter months? Why do Saturn’s rings appear to open and close every 15 years? This book places seemingly disparate astronomical events into an understandable three-dimensional structure, enabling an appreciation that, for example, very good apparitions of Mars come around roughly every 15 years and that those in 2018 and 2035 will be nearly as good as that seen in 2003. Events are listed for the time period 2010-2030 and in the case of rarer events (such as eclipses and apparitions of Mars) even longer time periods are covered. A short closing chapter describes the seasonal appearance of deep sky objects, which follow an annual cycle as a result of Earth’s orbital motion around the Sun.
Author | : Mike Inglis |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2004-01-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781852337421 |
One of the wonders of the universe we live in is the Milky Way. It spans the entire sky and can be seen every night of the year from anywhere on Earth. This is the first book that deals specifically with what can be seen within the Milky Way from a practical observer's point of view. Astronomy of the Milky Way covers every constellation that the Milky Way passes through, and describes in detail the many objects that can be found therein, including stars, double and multiple stars, emission nebulae, planetary nebulae, dark nebulae and supernovae remnants, open and galactic clusters, and galaxies. It also describes the one thing that is often left out of observing guides - the amazing star clouds of the Milky Way itself. It is one of a two-volume set that deal with the entire Milky Way - this second volume looks at what can be seen predominantly from the Southern skies In addition to the descriptive text there are many star charts and maps, as well as the latest up-to-date images made by observatories around the world and in space, as well as images taken by amateur astronomers. Equipped with this book, an amateur astronomer can go out on any clear night of the year and observe the galaxy we live in - The Milky Way.
Author | : David H. Levy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2001-11-22 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521797535 |
The perfect introduction for the novice astronomer, this book stirs the imagination and puts observation in a framework of social activity and personal adventure. Written by an award-winning astronomer, it is a technical guide to the sky, full of helpful practical hints. The author's lively style engages, entertains, and informs. Newcomers will learn how to enjoy the Moon, planets, comets, meteors, and distant galaxies observable through a small telescope. Levy describes the features of the Moon from night to night; how to observe constellations; how best to view the stars, nebulae, and galaxies; how to follow the planets on their annual trek among the constellations; how to map the sky; how to find a new comet; how to buy or even make a telescope; what to see in a month of lunar observations or a year of stellar observation; and much more.