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The Night Sky Companion. A Yearly Guide to Sky-watching.
Tammy Plotner
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Description for The Night Sky Companion. A Yearly Guide to Sky-watching.
Paperback. In almanac fashion, this book tells what sky objects can be explored on a nightly basis in 2009 - 2010, combined with history, location maps, star hop instructions, and more. It provides a digest for sky watchers and will appeal to readers at all skill levels. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar features, planets, meteor showers, single and multiple stars, open and globular clusters, as well as distant galaxies. There will be astronomy history to explore, famous astronomers to meet, and science to learn. You’ll find things here for those who enjoy stargazing with just their eyes, binoculars, or even the largest of telescopes! Although these observing tips are designed with all readers in mind, not everyone lives in the same time zone—or the same hemisphere—and ... Read more
T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar features, planets, meteor showers, single and multiple stars, open and globular clusters, as well as distant galaxies. There will be astronomy history to explore, famous astronomers to meet, and science to learn. You’ll find things here for those who enjoy stargazing with just their eyes, binoculars, or even the largest of telescopes! Although these observing tips are designed with all readers in mind, not everyone lives in the same time zone—or the same hemisphere—and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387795089
SKU
V9780387795089
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About Tammy Plotner
Tammy Plotner lives in Ohio. She is a successful freelance writer, non-professional astronomy educator, advanced amateur astronomer, and lecturer. She is the President of Outreach Education and Programs at Warren Rupp Observatory, and webmaster, team member and Astronomy Outreach coordinator for the Astronomical League.
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