Stars : [electronic resource] a guide to the constellations, sun, moon, planets, and other features of the heavens / by Herbert S. Zim and Robert H. Baker ; illustrated by James Gordon Irving.
Material type:
- 0307244938 (pbk.) :
- 9780307244932 (pbk.)
- 1582381577
- 9781582381572
- 523 19
- QB64 .Z5 1985
Includes index.
Provides charts, tables, and instructions for the amateur astronomer on how, where, and when to observe stars, constellations, and planets. Also discusses meteors, comets, eclipses, and other celestial objects.
Observing The Sky -- Activities for the Amateur -- The Universe and the Solar System -- The Sun and Sunlight -- Telescopes -- Stars -- Classification -- Star Types -- Galaxies -- Constellations -- North Circumpolar Constellations -- Constellations of Spring -- Constellations of Summer -- Constellations of Autumn -- Constellations of Winter -- South Circumpolar Constellations -- The Solar System -- The Planets -- Locating the Visible Planets -- Comets -- Meteors and Meteorites -- Observing Meteors -- The Moon -- Eclipses -- Objects for Observation.
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