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An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night. Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner and those who want to find out more, How to Identify the Night Sky covers everything that can be seen with the naked eye and binoculars, as well as what is visible using a small telescope. There are sections on how to observe and understand the objects that comprise the night sky, the moon, the movements of the stars and planets throughout the year and astronomical events. The constellations are given a comprehensive treatment. For each one there is a chart, a photograph, a description of its features and history, the best dates and times of visibility, the mythological representation and a list of interesting objects.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007181643
eBay Product ID (ePID)91852516
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow to Identify the Night Sky
AuthorWil Tirion, Storm Dunlop
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicAstronomy
Publication Year2004
Dimensions
Item Height215mm
Item Width151mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorWil Tirion, Storm Dunlop
Series TitleHow to Identify
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom