The Southern Sky Guide - Brossura

Ellyard, David; Tirion, Wil

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521428394 ISBN 13: 9780521428392

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

This unique and accessible book provides a handy reference to the skies visible from the countries of the southern hemisphere. Amateur astronomers or casual observers of the night sky will have easy access to the star charts of world famous astronomical cartographer Wil Tirion, prepared especially for this volume. Television astronomer David Ellyard has contributed a detailed explanatory text to accompany the charts, together with a general introduction to the study of the night sky. Charts of the whole sky - 24 in all - show what is visible early and late in each month. These are followed by details of each section of the sky, with particular attention to the constellations seen in the southern skies.

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Contenuti:

1. Observing the night sky; 2. The panorama of the night sky; 3. The turning of the night sky; 4. Sun and moon; 5. The planets; 6. A variety of sights; 7. The whole sky charts; 8. Using binoculars and telescopes; 9. The constellation and sectional charts; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521428394
• ISBN 13: 9780521428392
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 88