Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion

Collins Night Sky (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night.

Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner and those who want to find out more, How to Identify the Night Sky covers everything that can be seen with the naked eye and binoculars, as well as what is visible using a small telescope.

There are sections on how to observe and understand the objects that comprise the night sky, the moon, the movements of the stars and planets throughout the year and astronomical events.

The constellations are given a comprehensive treatment. For each one there is a chart, a photograph, a description of its features and history, the best dates and times of visibility, the mythological representation and a list of interesting objects.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007436170
• Artikelnr.: 39958289

Autorenporträt

Storm Dunlop was an experienced Astronomy and Meteorology author and translator. Books include Clouds (Haynes, 2019), Gem Weather (Collins, 2012), How to Read the Weather (National Trust, 2018), Meteorology Manual (Haynes, 2014), Practical Astronomy (Philip's, 2012) and was the lead author for the bestselling annuals Guide to the Night Sky (Collins) and Night Sky Almanac (Collins).

Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Meteorological Society and a member of the International Astronomical Union.