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Tables of Contents for Stars & Planets
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Experiencing the Starry Sky
9
8
Why is it so dark at night?
9
1
The formation of the constellations
9
5
The 88 constellations of the northern and southern sky
14
4
The Rotation of the Earth and Yearly Course of the Sun
17
6
Daily rotation of the sky
18
5
Observing the Sky
23
8
Observations from different geographical latitudes
23
4
The rays from outer space
27
4
The Constellations and Their Most Interesting Objects
31
58
Andromeda and Cassiopeia
34
2
Camelopardalis and Perseus
36
2
Auriga
38
2
Ursa Major, Leo Minor, and Lynx
40
2
Ursa Major and Canes Venatici
42
2
Bootes and Ursa Minor
44
2
Draco and Hercules
46
2
Lyre and Cygnus
48
2
Lacerta and Cepheus
50
2
Pisces, Cetus, and Aries
52
2
Eridanus and Taurus
54
2
Canis Minor, Canis Major, Lepus, Monoceros, Orion, and Gemini
56
2
Cancer, Leo, Sextans, and Hydra
58
2
Crater, Coma Bernices, Virgo, and Corvus
60
2
Bootes, Corona Borealis, Serpens, and Libra
62
2
Hercules, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, and Scorpius
64
2
Aquila, Capricornus, Delphinus, Equuleus, Sagitta, Sagittarius, and Vulpecula
66
2
Pegasus, Aquarius, and Piscis Austrinus
68
2
Phoenix and Tucana
70
2
Eridanus, Hydrus, Horologium, Caelum, and Reticulum
72
2
Puppis, Dorado, Volans, Carina, Pictor, Mensa, and Columba
74
2
Antlia, Carina, Pyxis, and Vela
76
2
Chameleon, Musca, Centaurus, and Crux
78
2
Apus, Triangulum Australe, Norma, Lupus, and Circinus
80
2
Ara, Pavo, and Scorpius
82
2
Telescopium, Microscopium, and Corona Australis
84
2
Indus, Grus, Octans, and Tucana
86
3
Objects Within the Solar System
89
42
The star of the day: the sun
89
3
Our satellite: the moon
92
7
Neighbors in space: observing the planets
99
1
Mercury
99
2
Venus: the "morning and evening star"
101
3
Mars: the red planet
104
5
Asteroids, or minor planets
109
1
Jupiter: the giant among the planets
110
5
Saturn: the planet with rings
115
3
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto: planets at the edge of the solar system
118
2
The comets: wanderers in space
120
3
Shooting stars: matter from outer space
123
1
Meteor showers
124
2
Zodiacal light
126
1
The Northern Lights
126
1
Artificial satellites
127
4
The Exploration of the Star Systems
131
24
Methods of modern astrophysics
131
2
The world of fixed stars
133
4
Double or multiple stars
137
2
Variable stars
139
3
Open clusters
142
2
The Messier Catalog
144
2
Globular clusters
146
1
Planetary nebulae
147
2
Reflection nebulae
149
3
Milky Way and other galaxies
152
3
Telescopes for Astronomers
155
6
Parts of the telescope
156
3
Photographing the stars
159
1
Binoculars
160
1
The History of Astronomy
161
4
Antiquity and the Middle Ages
161
1
Modern times
162
1
The 20th century
163
2
Detailed Events in the Sky
165
4
Appendix
169
Glossary
169
5
Index
174