2026 Guide to the Night Sky (eBook)

A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

Dominic Ford, Radmila Topalovic (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
HarperCollins Publishers (Verlag)
9780008791834 (ISBN)

Infos

An ideal night sky gift for all amateur and experienced astronomers, the perfect ebook for stargazing."e;This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price."e; Astronomy Now"e;A handy and straightforward guide."e; British Astronomical Association's Journal"e;An ideal Christmas stocking-filler."e; The Observatory MagazineThe UK's Number One Astronomy publisher presents the bestselling handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. With 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2026.Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40(deg)N and 60(deg)N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States.This practical guide is your easy introduction to exploring the skies and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.* Easy-to-use star charts for each month with descriptions of objects and events to look out for in 2026.* 16 additional pages of useful content.* Charts for the circumpolar and seasonal constellations.* Positions of the moon, visible planets, lunar and solar eclipses.* Includes a section on comets and a detailed map of the moon.* Advice on where to start looking and a map of dark sky sites to avoid light pollution.* Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.Written and illustrated by astronomical experts and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• ISBN-13: 9780008791834 / 9780008791834