Robert Garfinkle: Star-Hopping | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780521598897 | Star-Hopping | Your Visa to Viewing the Universe | Robert Garfinkle

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Beschreibung

Star-hopping--using easily seen bright stars to locate fainter celestial objects in the sky--is a basic and essential technique for all star gazers, novice and veteran alike. Defining basic astronomy skills, including how to read star charts, finding celestial directions, and understanding telescope types, this guide is essential for sky gazers who want to get the most out of their evening sky explorations. 69 halftones. 57 line diagrams. 13 tables.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. How to use this book and what you are going to see; 2. How the sky works, determining your field of view, observing tips and how to navigate in the night sky; 3. January - Taurus and Orion: the bull and hunter; 4. February - Canis Minor, Canis Major, and Puppis: dog days in February and Jason's Argo; 5. March - Cancer, Leo, and Corvus: a crab, the king of the beasts, and a crow; 6. April - Ursa Major: a dipper round tripper; 7. May - Coma Berenices and Virgo: the sparkling hair of Berenice and the wheat maiden and her bushel of galaxies; 8. June - Libra and Lupus: the balance scales and the wolf; 9. July - Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Scutum: the scorpion, archer, and shield of John Sobieski; 10. August - Draco: following the trail of the dragon; 11. September - Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula, and Sagitta: the swan, lyre, fox, and arrow; 12. October - Andromeda and Perseus: the chained lady and her rescuer; 13. November - Cepheus and Cassiopeia: the king and queen of Joppa; 14. December - Pisces, Triangulum, and Aries: of fishes, a triangle, and a ram; 15. Messier Marathon, a sundown to sunup hop across the skies; Appendix A: Classification tables; Appendix B: The constellations; Appendix C: The Greek alphabet; Appendix D: Decimalization of the day; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521598897
ISBN-10:	0521598893
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Garfinkle, Robert
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 189 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert Garfinkle
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.12.2003
Gewicht:	0,696 kg