This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round.

This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round.

Praise for the first edition: A serious contender for the title of best all-around introduction to binocular astronomy. -- Sky and Telescope Updated with the latest in binocular technology Stargazing with Binoculars is the ideal guide for newcomers to astronomy. The authors lead the beginner through the first steps of using binoculars to observe the night sky, describing what will be visible and showing how to find specific objects. They review the wide range of binoculars currently on the market and provide advice on features to consider before making a purchase. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the most recent advances in binoculars. Illustrated throughout and filled with handy tips and tricks, it covers: What to expect from binoculars and how they actually work Buying binoculars for the first time Upgrading after the first purchase Observing the sun, the moon, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, clusters, variable stars, double stars, novas, nebulas and galaxies The effects of light pollution Observing from the city and from the countryside Terminology. Stargazing with Binoculars is a practical, easy-to-read handbook for newcomers to astronomy.

Product Description: Designed for anyone who wishes to learn the constellations or observe the best and brightest deep sky objects and double stars, this book contains an alphabetical list of constellations complete with star maps, historical background, and highlights of deep sky objects...read more

Product Description: This is the ultimate illustrated guide to the most spectacular objects in the night sky.

Product Description: An invaluable, user-friendly guide to discovering and navigating the night sky, The Night Sky Month by Month shows the sky as it is seen around the world in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Suitable for newcomers to stargazing and expert astronomers alike, The Night Sky Month by Month explains our place within the universe, examines sky watching equipment, introduces each month's main attractions-bright stars, prominent constellations, and meteor showers-and charts the positions of the planets up to 2019...read more

Product Description: This book and a pair of binoculars are all you need to begin observing the nightsky stars, open and globular clusters, bright and dark nebulae, galaxies, and much more. The binoculars need not be expensive! Everything described in Binocular Astronomy was viewed by the author using a pair of $40 binoculars he purchased from Sears & Roebuck in 1978...read more

Product Description: Each object is plotted on a detailed, easy-to-use star map, and most of these sights can be found even in a light-polluted sky. Also included are four seasonal all-sky charts that help locate each highlight.

Takes kids on a rhyming tour of the night sky, from A to Z, with spectacular full-color photographs and facts about the wonders of space. By the author of It's Just a Game.

Product Description: Secrets of the Night Sky: Cub Scout Activity Series

Presents thirty photographs of regions of the sky with clear acetate overlays showing constellations, stars, and celestial objects with explanatory material describing major stars, galaxies, and deep sky objects in each region and the history and derivation of the constellations shown.

Introduces the patterns of the night sky with simplified maps to guide beginners in locating the constellations and the stars within them, and includes ancient myths and legends related to the stars. (view table of contents)

Presents an introduction to astronomy with illustrations of constellations one might see at a particular time from both the northern and southern hemispheres.

A star guide features twenty-four star maps that cycle through the seasons and across the heavens, revealing what one can see with the naked eye throughout the year on a clear night in the Northern Hemisphere. (view table of contents)

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