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With fully illustrated star charts, gorgeous astrophotography and step-by-step project instruction, this family friendly book is the only guide you'll ever need to navigate the night 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...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
"Featuring over 100 state-of-the-art star maps, straightforward explanations of astronomical principles and terms, and practical tips on how to discover the stars -- whether through the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope -- Constellations provides everything you need to know to discover the wonders of our cosmos and become an expert stargazer"--Jacket.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Take your night watching to the next level with Bob King's bucket list collection of 57 remarkable night sky wonders and dark sky destinations. Fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky with this must-have book. Learn all about the brightest and best stars, planets, meteors, comets and constellations using the naked eye, binoculars, telescopes and apps."--Back cover.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this book, the authors present the most spectacular stereo images available in astronomy. (Stereo images are pairs of images of the same object, taken 6 months apart - which, as the Earth turns, means viewed from opposite sides of the Earth's orbit.) Each pair of stereo images, when viewed with a special stereo viewer (to be contained in the book itself), portrays the object in 3D. Each striking 3D picture is accompanied by a caption on the facing...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
We all gaze at the night sky in wonder and this guidebook provides a go-to reference for everything filling the dark canvas above us. A basic guide to the solar system, distant galaxies, exoplanets and deep space, satellites and spacecraft, the big bang, meteor showers, and moon phases, this book also features scores of sky and constellation charts for stargazers. Each of the 147 featured topics includes a photograph or explanatory illustration or...
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