Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

by Richard Berry
Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope

by Richard Berry

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Overview

An accessible, informative guide to identifying constellations and other incredible features of the sky, whether you’re hiking, camping, or stargazing from your backyard.

Discover the Stars leads you on a tour of all the stars and constellations visible with the naked eye and introduces you to deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars or a simple telescope. The tour is conducted by the editor of Astronomy magazine, Richard Berry, whose two-color, computer-plotted sky maps and clear instructions make stargazing fun and productive from your first night out.

The heart of Discover the Stars is two sections of big, beautiful sky maps and charts. The first section features twelve maps that show the entire sky overhead as it appears during each month of the year. These outline all the constellations visible anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and the accompanying text reveals the rich ancient mythology that surrounds the star groups.

The second section is made up of twenty-three star charts that depict smaller regions of the sky in great detail. These charts give the names of key stars and lead you to fascinating features such as stars with unusual colors, double stars, variable stars, nebulae, and galaxies.

Separate chapters cover basics, such as how the stars move through the sky, how to find your way around the moon and the planets, making an astronomer's flashlight, and choosing and using a telescope—all in terms that are easy to grasp and remember.

Discover the Stars is the perfect introduction to the heavens, simple enough to be useful if you're just starting out but packed with enough information to keep you learning and enjoying the stars for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780307774552
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/22/2010
Sold by: Random House
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 17 MB
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About the Author

Richard Berry is the author of Build Your Own Telescope. He lives in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin.
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