Total Skywatcher's Manual (eBook)

Explore the Sky: 298 Tips, Tricks, & Skills

Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2019
272 Seiten
Weldon Owen (Verlag)
9781681886947 (ISBN)

Infos

For stargazers, comet-spotters and planet-seekers looking to enhance your deep sky knowledge and observations—this is your quintessential guide. The Total Skywatcher’s Manual will help you choose the best telescope, identify constellations and objects in the night sky, search for extraterrestrial phenomena, plan star parties, capture beautiful space imagery and much more. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift!

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Star charts, step-by-step projects, photos, and more: “The Total Skywatcher’s Manual is a fun book, but more importantly, it’s a useful book.” —Sky & Telescope With fully illustrated star charts, gorgeous astrophotography, and step-by-step project instruction, this is the only guide you need to navigate the night (and day) sky. Learn about the phases of the moon, how to conduct your own deep-sky observations, how the universe is expanding, our search for life on other planets, meteors vs. meteorites, sunspots and solar flares, best eclipse-viewing techniques—everything you need to know to appreciate the wonder of our universe. The Total Skywatcher’s Manual will help stargazers, comet-spotters, and planet-seekers: Choose the best telescope Identify constellations and objects in the night sky Search for extraterrestrial phenomena Plan star parties Capture beautiful space imagery and much more For well over a century, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has provided resources, tools, and information to astronomy enthusiasts, including amateur astronomers, families, and science educators. Now they draw on their wide-ranging expertise to guide you through the skies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.2.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Schlagworte: astronomical society of the pacific • Astronomy • astronomy books • astronomy for beginners • astronomy for kids • astronomy resources • best books for astronomy • best star maps • Constellations • Eclipse • eclipses • how to view an eclipse • lunar eclipse • Meteors • skywatcher's manual • Skywatchers manual • Skywatching • spotting comets • star charts • star finder • star-gazing • stargazing • Star Gazing • Stargazing Books • Star map • Star Maps
• ISBN-13: 9781681886947 / 9781681886947