Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a TelescopeCrown, 13 de dez. de 1987 - 128 páginas An accessible, informative guide to identifying constellations and other incredible features of the sky, whether you’re hiking, camping, or stargazing from your backyard. Discover the Stars leads you on a tour of all the stars and constellations visible with the naked eye and introduces you to deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars or a simple telescope. The tour is conducted by the editor of Astronomy magazine, Richard Berry, whose two-color, computer-plotted sky maps and clear instructions make stargazing fun and productive from your first night out. The heart of Discover the Stars is two sections of big, beautiful sky maps and charts. The first section features twelve maps that show the entire sky overhead as it appears during each month of the year. These outline all the constellations visible anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and the accompanying text reveals the rich ancient mythology that surrounds the star groups. The second section is made up of twenty-three star charts that depict smaller regions of the sky in great detail. These charts give the names of key stars and lead you to fascinating features such as stars with unusual colors, double stars, variable stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Separate chapters cover basics, such as how the stars move through the sky, how to find your way around the moon and the planets, making an astronomer's flashlight, and choosing and using a telescope—all in terms that are easy to grasp and remember. Discover the Stars is the perfect introduction to the heavens, simple enough to be useful if you're just starting out but packed with enough information to keep you learning and enjoying the stars for years to come. |
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Star Chart 5 Overhead facing south | 64 |
The May Sky 18 Star Chart 8 Facing south | 70 |
Choosing and Using a Star Chart 11 Overhead facing south | 76 |
Star Chart 2 Overhead facing south Star Chart 14 Facing south | 82 |
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Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope Richard Berry Prévia não disponível - 2010 |
Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope Richard Berry Prévia não disponível - 1987 |
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Albireo alpha Andromeda Apr May Jun Aquarius Aquila arcseconds Arcturus Aries astronomers Aug Sep Oct Auriga beta Betelgeuse binoculars Boötes bright stars brightest star CAMELOPARDALIS Canis Major Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus Cetus COMA BERENICES companion constellation CORONA BOREALIS Corvus craters Cygnus dark Dec Jan Feb deep-sky objects Deneb Dipper double star DRACO east ECLIPTIC Eridanus eyepiece facing south faint stars Feb Mar Apr February galaxy gamma GEMINI globular cluster glow Hercules Hydra Jan Feb Mar Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug Libra lies light-years look Lyra magnitude Milky Mizar moon night ninth-magnitude Nov Dec Jan November ONGC open clusters Ophiuchus orbit Orion overhead Pegasus Perseus Pisces planet Polaris Procyon refractors Rigel Sagittarius Scorpius SCUTUM shows the sky Sirius sky maps small telescopes Spica star chart star cluster stars in star Taurus tele URSA MAJOR URSA MINOR variable star Vega Virgo zeta