Author : David H. Levy
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 9781740895781
Skywatching
David H. Levy
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A Guide to Skywatching
David H. Levy
Author : David H. Levy
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,33 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781877019067
A introduction to the magic and mysteries of the constellations, galaxies, and wonders of the night sky.
What's Up 2007: 365 Days of Skywatching
Tammy Plotner
Author : Tammy Plotner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 19,30 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN : 0978221400
What's Up 2006 - 365 Days of Skywatching
Jeff Barbour
Author : Jeff Barbour
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 2006-03
Category :
ISBN : 1411682874
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
Becky Ramotowski
Author : Becky Ramotowski
Publisher : Sky & Telescope
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,47 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 9781931559409
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
David H. Levy
Author : David H. Levy
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2000-03
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 9780737000795
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.
Observatories of the Southwest
Douglas Isbell
Author : Douglas Isbell
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0816536686
With its clear skies and low humidity, the southwestern United States is an astronomer’s paradise where observatories like Kitt Peak have redefined the art of skywatching. The region is unique in its loose federation of like-minded research outposts and in the quantity and diversity of its observatories—places captured in this unique guidebook. Douglas Isbell and Stephen Strom, both intimately involved in southwestern astronomy, have written a practical guide to the major observatories of the region for those eager to learn what modern telescopes are doing, to understand the role each of these often quirky places has played in advancing our understanding of the cosmos, and hopefully to visit and see the tools of the astronomer up close. For each observatory, the authors describe its history, highlights of its contributions to astronomy—with an emphasis on recent results—and information for visitors. Also included are wide-ranging interviews with astronomers closely associated with each site. Observatories covered range from McDonald in Texas to Palomar in California, with significant outposts in between: Arizona’s Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson, the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, and the Whipple Observatory outside Amado; and New Mexico’s Very Large Array near Socorro and Sacramento Peak close to Sunspot. In addition to describing these established institutions, they also take a look ahead to the most powerful ground-based telescope in the world just beginning to operate at full power on Mount Graham in Safford, Arizona. With more than three dozen illustrations, Observatories of the Southwest is accessible to amateur astronomers, tourists, students, and teachers—anyone fascinated with the contributions that astronomy has made to deepening our understanding of humanity’s place in the universe, whether exploring the solar system from Lowell Observatory or studying the birth of stars using the army of giant radio telescopes at the Very Large Array. This book aims to inspire visits to these sites by illuminating the major scientific questions being pursued every clear night beneath the dark skies of the Southwest and the amazing machinery that makes these pursuits possible.
Skywatcher
Jamie Hogan
Author : Jamie Hogan
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0884488993
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.
National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, 2nd Edition
Andrew Fazekas
Author : Andrew Fazekas
Publisher : National Geographic
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 1426220154
Volume packed full of information that illuminates key astronomical concepts along side the history and legends surrounding the stars and planets.
The Total Skywatcher's Manual
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Author : Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Publisher : WeldonOwn+ORM
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1681886944
Star charts, step-by-step projects, photos, and more: “The Total Skywatcher’s Manual is a fun book, but more importantly, it’s a useful book.” —Sky & Telescope With fully illustrated star charts, gorgeous astrophotography, and step-by-step project instruction, this is the only guide you need to navigate the night (and day) sky. Learn about the phases of the moon, how to conduct your own deep-sky observations, how the universe is expanding, our search for life on other planets, meteors vs. meteorites, sunspots and solar flares, best eclipse-viewing techniques—everything you need to know to appreciate the wonder of our universe. The Total Skywatcher’s Manual will help stargazers, comet-spotters, and planet-seekers: Choose the best telescope Identify constellations and objects in the night sky Search for extraterrestrial phenomena Plan star parties Capture beautiful space imagery and much more For well over a century, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has provided resources, tools, and information to astronomy enthusiasts, including amateur astronomers, families, and science educators. Now they draw on their wide-ranging expertise to guide you through the skies.