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A Stargazing Program for Beginners: A Pocket Field Guide
Jamie Carter
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Description for A Stargazing Program for Beginners: A Pocket Field Guide
Paperback. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 420 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Sets out a simple month-by-month program to reveal all of the night sky's biggest and most beautiful secrets in just one year - and with only a few hours of stargazing each month By investing just an hour a week and $50 in binoculars, it's possible to learn a few simple techniques and quickly gain a real insight into the night sky's ever-changing patterns - and what they tell us about Earth, the seasons and ourselves. Searching more for a learned appreciation of nature and our exact place within the cosmos than academic scientific knowledge, science and travel ... Read more
Sets out a simple month-by-month program to reveal all of the night sky's biggest and most beautiful secrets in just one year - and with only a few hours of stargazing each month By investing just an hour a week and $50 in binoculars, it's possible to learn a few simple techniques and quickly gain a real insight into the night sky's ever-changing patterns - and what they tell us about Earth, the seasons and ourselves. Searching more for a learned appreciation of nature and our exact place within the cosmos than academic scientific knowledge, science and travel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Series
Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
Number of Pages
419
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319220710
SKU
V9783319220710
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jamie Carter
Jamie Carter is a journalist based in the United Kingdom with 17 years experience of communicating science and technology via articles in magazines, newspapers and online. In his work as a travel journalist he has written several eye-witness articles and reports on everything from the aurora borealis, total solar eclipses and stargazing to the dark sky destinations, astro-tourism and astro-photography. ... Read more
Reviews for A Stargazing Program for Beginners: A Pocket Field Guide
Jamie Carter's Stargazing Program gives the basics you need to get started in Stargazing ... . Carter's book is great fro someone who is already interested in astronomy but hasn't thought of the stargazing and observing aspect of it just yet, or for someone who enjoys spending time in the nature for hiking or camping purposes. And naturally if you're ... Read more