The Night Sky Companion: A Yearly Guide to Sky-watching

Takes a look at astronomy, offering general history, soft science, trivia, observing guidance and motivation. This book provides fresh historical tie-ins, information and objects. It offers unaided-eye observers an opportunity to view many objects or events, learn about their history, science and ho...

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Autores principales: Plotner, Tammy, Vogt, K
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2008
Materias:
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79509-6
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description Takes a look at astronomy, offering general history, soft science, trivia, observing guidance and motivation. This book provides fresh historical tie-ins, information and objects. It offers unaided-eye observers an opportunity to view many objects or events, learn about their history, science and how 'looking up' can be rewarding
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spelling cern-13153042021-04-22T01:13:56Zdoi:10.1007/978-0-387-79509-6http://cds.cern.ch/record/1315304engPlotner, TammyVogt, KThe Night Sky Companion: A Yearly Guide to Sky-watchingAstrophysics and AstronomyTakes a look at astronomy, offering general history, soft science, trivia, observing guidance and motivation. This book provides fresh historical tie-ins, information and objects. It offers unaided-eye observers an opportunity to view many objects or events, learn about their history, science and how 'looking up' can be rewardingThe Night Sky Companion is far more than just an observing guide. It is a year’s journey into the science and facts of astronomy and space travel, along with some of its history and the men and women who made it. If you’re a sky watcher equipped with any kind of astronomical telescope, binoculars, or even just your eyes, you are sure to find this book fascinating and useful. Taking a day-by-day look at the sky over the course of the whole year, Tammy Plotner has assembled a digest to appeal to all amateur and practical astronomers, as well as "armchair" astronomers. In this book you’ll find a wealth of information touching upon every aspect of your observations, including hwo to locate the object you’re looking for, whether it’s a meteor shower, a comet, a variable star, a crater on the Moon, or the remnants of a supernova. By the time the year is over, you’ll be an expert on the skies—and ready to tackle yet another year of exciting projects!Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:13153042008
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