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Author : George Robert Kepple
Release : 1998
Genre : Astronomy
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Book Synopsis The Night Sky Observer's Guide: Spring & summer by : George Robert Kepple
Download or read book The Night Sky Observer's Guide: Spring & summer written by George Robert Kepple. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christian B. Luginbuhl
Release : 1998-09-17
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects by : Christian B. Luginbuhl
Download or read book Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects written by Christian B. Luginbuhl. This book was released on 1998-09-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most detailed guide to observing the deep sky in one volume, now available in paperback.
Author : Rony De Laet
Release : 2011-10-12
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 955/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Casual Sky Observer's Guide by : Rony De Laet
Download or read book The Casual Sky Observer's Guide written by Rony De Laet. This book was released on 2011-10-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : George Robert Kepple
Release : 1998
Genre : Astronomy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 068/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Night Sky Observers Guide by : George Robert Kepple
Download or read book The Night Sky Observers Guide written by George Robert Kepple. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dominic Ford
Release : 2014-05-14
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion by : Dominic Ford
Download or read book The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion written by Dominic Ford. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
