Author: Robert Burnham
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1978-01-01
Total Pages: 706
ISBN-13: 0486235688
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Offers comprehensive coverage of the numerous celestial objects outside our solar system
Author: Robert Burnham
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 0486319024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume I of a comprehensive three-part guide to celestial objects outside our solar system ranges from Andromeda to Cetus. Features coordinates, classifications, physical descriptions, hundreds of visual aids. 1977 edition.
Author: Robert Burnham
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1978-01-01
Total Pages: 658
ISBN-13: 048623567X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Offers comprehensive coverage of the numerous celestial objects outside our solar system
Author: David Dickinson
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Published: 2018-10-23
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1624145450
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Definitive Resource for Viewing the Night Sky David Dickinson, Earth science teacher and backyard astronomer, and Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today, have teamed up to provide expert guidance on observing the night sky. The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos features the best tips and tricks for viewing our solar system and deep sky objects, as well as detailed charts, graphs and tables to find must-see events for years to come. This comprehensive guide is complete with stunning and exclusive photography from top night sky photographers, as well as advice on how to take your own incredible photos. Take your recreational viewing to the next level with activities like: Finding comets and asteroids Tracking variable stars Monitoring meteor showers Following solar activity Tracking satellites Timing lunar and asteroid occultations With star charts, practical background information, technological resources and telescope and astrophotography guides, this is the ultimate resource for any backyard space enthusiast.
Author: John Benson Sidgwick
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1980-01-01
Total Pages: 598
ISBN-13: 9780486240343
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Timeless, comprehensive coverage of telescopes, mirrors, lenses, mountings, telescope drives, micrometers, spectroscopes, more. ". . . highly recommended for very serious nonprofessional astronomers." — A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. 189 illustrations. Reprint of 1971 edition.
Author: James Mullaney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-05-27
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 0486170926
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book describes over 300 celestial wonders that can be viewed with common binoculars and low-power "backyard" telescopes incorporating refractors and reflectors. In addition to such showpieces as the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest and brightest of all galaxies after the Milky Way, and the Blue Snowball, one of the autumn sky's outstanding planetary nebulas, over 20 other special objects are listed and characterized, many of which are visible to the unaided eye on a dark, clear night. The sun, moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and other members of the earth’s solar system are also described, as are such bright asteroids as Ceres, Juno, and Vesta; open star clusters, diffuse nebulas, supernova remnants, spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and a host of other astronomical phenomena. An abbreviated descriptive format is used to accommodate as much information on observation as possible for both field and armchair use.
Author: Walter Scott Houston
Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation
Published: 2007-05-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781931559232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From 1946 to 1994, Sky & Telescope magazine featured a column called Deep-Sky Wonders, in which amateur astronomer Walter Scott "Scotty" Houston captured the wonder and delight of exploring the farthest reaches of the deep sky. In this book, Sky & Telescope contributing editor Stephen James O'Meara presents a month-by-month selection of Scotty's columns along with insightful observations and warm recollections of his time with Scotty. More than a field guide, Deep Sky Wonders is the work of a man who was a major influence on the development of amateur astronomy for nearly half a century.
Author: Timothy Ferris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-12-18
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1476711755
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Seeing in the Dark, a poetic love letter to science and to the skies, Timothy Ferris invites us all to become stargazers. He recounts his own experiences as an enthralled lifelong amateur astronomer and reports from around the globe -- from England and Italy to the Florida Keys and the Chilean Andes -- on the revolution that's putting millions in touch with the night sky. In addition, Ferris offers an authoritative and engaging report on what's out there to be seen -- what Saturn, the Ring nebula, the Silver Coin galaxy, and the Virgo supercluster really are and how to find them. The appendix includes star charts, observing lists, and a guide on how to get involved in astronomy. Ferris takes us inside a major revolution sweeping astronomy, as lone amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make important discoveries that are the envy of the professionals. His ability to describe the wonders of the universe is simply magical, and his enthusiasm for his subject is irresistible.