Night Sky Atlas The Moon, Planets, Stars and Deep Sky Objects

Name: Night Sky Atlas The Moon, Planets, Stars and Deep Sky Objects
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ISBN: 9781554070268

ISBN-10: 1554070260

ISBN-13: 9781554070268

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robin Scagell, Wil Tirion

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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date: 2/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Getting Started


Quick Start Guide


Telescopes and binoculars


Getting your bearings


The celestial sphere -- how the sky moves


Getting to know the sky


Star brightness


Constellations and their names


The planets


The Milky Way


Distances in Astronomy


Equipment for Observing


The naked eye


Choosing and using binoculars


Telescope choice


Telescope mounts


Imaging


Telescope observing tips


How telescopes perform


Seasonal Sky Maps


How to use these maps


The northern-hemisphere sky over the seasons


The southern-hemisphere sky over the seasons


Star Maps



Northern stars to dec.+30 deg



Northern stars to dec.+30 deg



Equatorial stars, RA 12h to 18h, dec.+60 to -60 deg



Equatorial stars, RA 12h to 18h, dec.+60 to -60 deg



Equatorial stars, RA 6h to 12h, dec.+60 to -60 deg



Equatorial stars, RA 6h to 12h, dec.+60 to -60 deg



Southern stars to dec.-30 deg



Southern stars to dec.-30 deg


The Moon


Movements of the Moon


Observing the Moon


Northeast quadrant


Northwest quadrant


Southwest quadrant


Southeast quadrant


The Solar System


The Sun


What you can see


Mercury


Venus


Mars


Jupiter


Saturn


Uranus and Neptune


Pluto


Observing asteroids


Observing comets


Eclipses


Occultations


Meteors


Aurorae


Noctilucent clouds


Stars and Deep Sky Objects


About stars


Observing stars


Double stars


Variable stars


Star clusters


Nebulae


Galaxies


Observing galaxies


Observing deep sky objects


Observing tips


Finding deep sky objects


Deep sky nomenclature


The Constellations


Ursa Major


Canes Venatici


Draco


Ursa Minor


Cepheus


Hercules


Ophiuchus


Scutum


Serpens Cauda


Sagittarius


Cygnus


Lyra


Sagitta / Vulpecula


Aquila


Aquarius


Pegasus


Capricornus


Pisces


Cetus


Taurus


Auriga


Perseus


Gemini


Orion


Canis Major


Canis Minor and Monoceros


Vela


Carina / Volans


Puppis


Scorpius


Lupus and Norma


Ara


Virgo


Coma Berenices


Leo, Leo Minor and Sextans


Cancer


Andromeda


Cassiopeia


Triangulum


Hydra


Cetaurus


Crux and Musca


The Magellanic Clouds


Appendix


Planetary Data


Stellar Data


Looking Deeper


Index


Acknowledgments