Authors: Dinwiddie, Gater, Sparrow and Stott
Publisher: OMEGA
Year: 2013
The astronomy enthusiast, with this concise and easy-to-use guide, will be able to identify hundreds of celestial objects anywhere in the world without any problem. It covers every type of celestial object from comets to galaxies and describes the instruments for observing them. Excellent close-up photographs of stars and planets and detailed maps make it easy to identify them in the sky. This guide shows how to use binoculars and telescopes and how to take photographs in the night sky.
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS. The night sky. What is the Universe? Objects in the sky. The celestial sphere. Constellations and asterisms. The seasons and the zodiac. Celestial movements. Designating objects. Distances and magnitudes. Tools and techniques. Basic aspects. When and where to observe. Orientation. Types of binoculars. The use of binoculars. Types of telescopes. Telescope mounts. Properties. Mounting a telescope. Aligning a telescope. Automation. Observing. Astrophotography. Records. The solar system. The Sun and the planets. Observing the planets. The Sun. The Moon. Eclipses. Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Dwarf planets and Kuiper belt. Comets. Meteors. Asteroids. Auroras. Atmospheric phenomena. The stars and beyond. What are stars? Multiple, variable and nearby stars. Nebulae. Exotic celestial objects. Stellar clusters. The Milky Way. Galaxies. Clusters of galaxies. Understanding the Universe. Monthly sky guide. What this section looks like. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. The constellations. What this section is like. The constellations. Directory. Glossary. Alphabetical index. Acknowledgements.
BOOK DATA:
Binding: Softcover
Printing: Color
Language of the book: Spanish
Number of edition: 1
Number of pages: 352
Number of volumes: 1
Translator/s: MARÍA JOSÉ VÁZQUEZ
Size: 13 (width) x 22 (height)
