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Navigating the Night Sky - Springer - Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer London, The Limited
ISBN-10
1852337370
ISBN-13
9781852337377
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6034362
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xii, 205 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Navigating the Night Sky : How to Identify the Stars and Constellations
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Sky Observation, Astronomy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-061224
Reviews
From the reviews: "The author, who is a well-known Portugese amateur astronomer, methodically explains how to recognize the brighter stars and major constellations and, thus, how to find onea's way around the night sky. a? This book does an effective job of doing what it sets out to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the night sky for the first time and understand how the night sky visible to us changes during the night and during the year." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, Vol. 125 (1186), 2005) "The book is about how to identify the stars and constellations a? . This book comprises a nice selection of careful thought out diagrams which fit in beautifully with the text a? . I would really recommend it to someone who is new to astronomy or as a reference book for the regular observer. a? With the aid of this book a? even the newest observer will be off to a flying start. a? The language of the book is easily accessible a? ." (Samuel George, Photopresse, Issue: 44, October, 2004) "The book is targeted at newcomers to astronomy a? . the book is interesting and accessible, the concepts discussed are easy to understand and the content flows naturally, with chapters on identifying the constellations, stars and the celestial sphere. a? the book closes with 40 pages of appendices with lots of useful tables and data. The diagrams a? are especially clear and concise a? . This book would certainly point the newcomer in the right direction! I would recommend this practical guide a? ." (Mark Allison, Popular Astronomy, July-September, 2006), From the reviews: "The author, who is a well-known Portugese amateur astronomer, methodically explains how to recognize the brighter stars and major constellations and, thus, how to find one's way around the night sky. ... This book does an effective job of doing what it sets out to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the night sky for the first time and understand how the night sky visible to us changes during the night and during the year." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, Vol. 125 (1186), 2005) "The book is about how to identify the stars and constellations ... . This book comprises a nice selection of careful thought out diagrams which fit in beautifully with the text ... . I would really recommend it to someone who is new to astronomy or as a reference book for the regular observer. ... With the aid of this book ... even the newest observer will be off to a flying start. ... The language of the book is easily accessible ... ." (Samuel George, Photopresse, Issue: 44, October, 2004) "The book is targeted at newcomers to astronomy ... . the book is interesting and accessible, the concepts discussed are easy to understand and the content flows naturally, with chapters on identifying the constellations, stars and the celestial sphere. ... the book closes with 40 pages of appendices with lots of useful tables and data. The diagrams ... are especially clear and concise ... . This book would certainly point the newcomer in the right direction! I would recommend this practical guide ... ." (Mark Allison, Popular Astronomy, July-September, 2006), From the reviews:"The author, who is a well-known Portugese amateur astronomer, methodically explains how to recognize the brighter stars and major constellations and, thus, how to find one's way around the night sky. … This book does an effective job of doing what it sets out to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the night sky for the first time and understand how the night sky visible to us changes during the night and during the year." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, Vol. 125 (1186), 2005)"The book is about how to identify the stars and constellations … . This book comprises a nice selection of careful thought out diagrams which fit in beautifully with the text … . I would really recommend it to someone who is new to astronomy or as a reference book for the regular observer. … With the aid of this book … even the newest observer will be off to a flying start. … The language of the book is easily accessible … ." (Samuel George, Photopresse, Issue: 44, October, 2004)"The book is targeted at newcomers to astronomy … . the book is interesting and accessible, the concepts discussed are easy to understand and the content flows naturally, with chapters on identifying the constellations, stars and the celestial sphere. … the book closes with 40 pages of appendices with lots of useful tables and data. The diagrams … are especially clear and concise … . This book would certainly point the newcomer in the right direction! I would recommend this practical guide … ." (Mark Allison, Popular Astronomy, July-September, 2006), From the reviews: "The author, who is a well-known Portugese amateur astronomer, methodically explains how to recognize the brighter stars and major constellations and, thus, how to find one's way around the night sky. … This book does an effective job of doing what it sets out to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the night sky for the first time and understand how the night sky visible to us changes during the night and during the year." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, Vol. 125 (1186), 2005) "The book is about how to identify the stars and constellations … . This book comprises a nice selection of careful thought out diagrams which fit in beautifully with the text … . I would really recommend it to someone who is new to astronomy or as a reference book for the regular observer. … With the aid of this book … even the newest observer will be off to a flying start. … The language of the book is easily accessible … ." (Samuel George, Photopresse, Issue: 44, October, 2004) "The book is targeted at newcomers to astronomy … . the book is interesting and accessible, the concepts discussed are easy to understand and the content flows naturally, with chapters on identifying the constellations, stars and the celestial sphere. … the book closes with 40 pages of appendices with lots of useful tables and data. The diagrams … are especially clear and concise … . This book would certainly point the newcomer in the right direction! I would recommend this practical guide … ." (Mark Allison, Popular Astronomy, July-September, 2006)
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
523.8/022/3
Table Of Content
1 The Constellations.- 1.1 The Viewing Location.- 1.2 Adapting the Eyes to Darkness.- 1.3 What Is the Next Step Towards Identifying Constellations and Stars?.- 1.4 Where to Start?.- 2 The Stars.- 2.1 How Far Away Are the Stars?.- 2.2 Are the Stars that Are Most Apparent in the Sky Brighter than the Others?.- 2.3 Why Do Stars Twinkle?.- 2.4 Do the Stars Move?.- 2.5 What is the Size and Mass of a Star?.- 2.6 How are Stars Formed and How Long Do they Live?.- 2.7 The Colours of the Stars.- 2.8 The Brightness of the Stars.- 2.9 Do Stars Always Have the Same Brightness?.- 2.10 "Stars" that are not Stars.- 3 The Celestial Sphere.- 3.1 So Just What Are the Constellations?.- 3.2 Measuring the Sky.- 3.3 What is the Ecliptic?.- 3.4 The Ecliptic and the Positions of the Planets in the Sky.- 3.5 The Ecliptic and the Signs of the Zodiac.- 3.6 How to Find Your Way Around the Sky.- 4 Identifying the Constellations and the Brightest Stars.- 4.1 Alignments of Stars.- 4.2 Sky Maps and Road Maps.- 4.3 Using Identification Maps.- 4.4 Ursa Major: The Best Starting Point.- 4.5 Identification Maps.- 5 The Sky Seen from the Southern Hemisphere.- 5.1 Other Viewing Locations.- 5.2 What Does the Sky Look Like in the Southern Hemisphere?.- 5.3 Stars that Cannot be Seen from Latitudes around 40° N.- 5.4 Characteristics of Constellations Close to the Celestial South Pole.- 5.5 The Southern Cross: A Good Starting Point.- 6 The Milky Way.- 7 Celestial Chart.- 8 The Sky and the Four Seasons of the Year.- 8.1 What To Do Next.- 8.2 Constellations with which the Reader Is Already Familiar.- Appendices.- 1 Examples of Ancient Representations of Some Constellations.- 2 How to Locate the Celestial North Pole in the Sky.- 3 Movement of the Sun in Line with the Constellation Ophiuchus.- 4 Bright StarsShown on the Maps and on Other Diagrams in this Book.- 5 Constellations that Are Easy or Difficult to Recognise.- 6 Useful Data Regarding the Identification and Visibility of the Constellations.- 7 Approximate Latitudes of Some Cities in the Southern Hemisphere, or Close to the Equator.- 8 Angular Distances Between Some Stars Visible between the Latitude Coordinates of 37° N and 42° N.- 9 Angular Distances Between Some Stars in the Celestial Southern Hemisphere.- 10 Symbols of the Sun, Moon and Planets.- 11 Star Names.- 12 The Greek Alphabet.
Synopsis
Onee the Sun has gone down, on clear nights without moonlight, the sky is inhabited by thousands oflumi- nous dots of various eolours and levels ofbrightness. The speetacle offered by a starry sky is both grand and sublime, especially in less urban areas. In plaees where night illumination and air pollution are that mueh more intense, it is well known that we are unable to see as many stars as in a rural region. Nevertheless, this need not be overstated: on the out- skirts of cities, or even in the cities themselves, pro- vided you ehoose the more favourable areas, it is still possible to see many stars. Navigating the Night Sky is aimed at anyone who marvels at the night sky and who wishes to leam to reeognise eonstellations and identify the brightest stars by name. It is essentially a praetieal book, whieh aeeompanies the reader on their eelestial explorations, guiding their way around the stars. Prior knowledge is not required in order to use the book. Anyone ean enjoy it, from the youngest student to the interested adult., This book will interest anyone who marvels at the night sky and would like to learn to recognise constellations and identify the brightest stars by name. Step-by-step, the reader is guided through the knowledge needed to recognise key constellations, identify stars and planets, and interpret changes in the overall appearance of the sky throughout the year., Onee the Sun has gone down, on clear nights without moonlight, the sky is inhabited by thousands oflumi nous dots of various eolours and levels ofbrightness. The speetacle offered by a starry sky is both grand and sublime, especially in less urban areas. In plaees where night illumination and air pollution are that mueh more intense, it is well known that we are unable to see as many stars as in a rural region. Nevertheless, this need not be overstated: on the out skirts of cities, or even in the cities themselves, pro vided you ehoose the more favourable areas, it is still possible to see many stars. Navigating the Night Sky is aimed at anyone who marvels at the night sky and who wishes to leam to reeognise eonstellations and identify the brightest stars by name. It is essentially a praetieal book, whieh aeeompanies the reader on their eelestial explorations, guiding their way around the stars. Prior knowledge is not required in order to use the book. Anyone ean enjoy it, from the youngest student to the interested adult., - Aimed at anyone who marvels at the night sky and who wishes to learn to recognise constellations and identify the brightest stars by name. It is essentially a practical book, which accompanies the reader on their celestial explorations, guiding their way around the stars. Previous specialist knowledge is not required in order to use the book. Anyone can enjoy it, from the youngest student to the interested adult.
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