Chamaeleon-Orion
Chamaeleon-Orion

Author: Robert Burnham

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 0486235688

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Offers comprehensive coverage of the numerous celestial objects outside our solar system

Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark

Author: Timothy Ferris

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-07-08

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0684865807

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

America's finest science writer describes a major revolution sweeping astronomy, as amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make discoveries that are changing the knowledge of the universe. Illustrations.

Deep-Sky Wonders
Deep-Sky Wonders

Author: Walter Scott Houston

Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation

Published: 2007-05-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781931559232

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From 1946 to 1994, Sky & Telescope magazine featured a column called Deep-Sky Wonders, in which amateur astronomer Walter Scott "Scotty" Houston captured the wonder and delight of exploring the farthest reaches of the deep sky. In this book, Sky & Telescope contributing editor Stephen James O'Meara presents a month-by-month selection of Scotty's columns along with insightful observations and warm recollections of his time with Scotty. More than a field guide, Deep Sky Wonders is the work of a man who was a major influence on the development of amateur astronomy for nearly half a century.

Celestial Harvest
Celestial Harvest

Author: James Mullaney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-05-27

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0486170926

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book describes over 300 celestial wonders that can be viewed with common binoculars and low-power "backyard" telescopes incorporating refractors and reflectors. In addition to such showpieces as the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest and brightest of all galaxies after the Milky Way, and the Blue Snowball, one of the autumn sky's outstanding planetary nebulas, over 20 other special objects are listed and characterized, many of which are visible to the unaided eye on a dark, clear night. The sun, moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and other members of the earth’s solar system are also described, as are such bright asteroids as Ceres, Juno, and Vesta; open star clusters, diffuse nebulas, supernova remnants, spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and a host of other astronomical phenomena. An abbreviated descriptive format is used to accommodate as much information on observation as possible for both field and armchair use.

Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume One
Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume One

Author: Robert Burnham

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 658

ISBN-13: 0486319024

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Volume I of a comprehensive three-part guide to celestial objects outside our solar system ranges from Andromeda to Cetus. Features coordinates, classifications, physical descriptions, hundreds of visual aids. 1977 edition.

The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos
The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos

Author: David Dickinson

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2018-10-23

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1624145450

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Definitive Resource for Viewing the Night Sky David Dickinson, Earth science teacher and backyard astronomer, and Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today, have teamed up to provide expert guidance on observing the night sky. The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos features the best tips and tricks for viewing our solar system and deep sky objects, as well as detailed charts, graphs and tables to find must-see events for years to come. This comprehensive guide is complete with stunning and exclusive photography from top night sky photographers, as well as advice on how to take your own incredible photos. Take your recreational viewing to the next level with activities like: Finding comets and asteroids Tracking variable stars Monitoring meteor showers Following solar activity Tracking satellites Timing lunar and asteroid occultations With star charts, practical background information, technological resources and telescope and astrophotography guides, this is the ultimate resource for any backyard space enthusiast.

Astronomy
Astronomy

Author: Robert Burnham

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781875999453

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This guide is divided into two sections. The first, Discovering the Universe,xplains our changing understanding of earth's place in the universe androvides an up-to-the-minute guide to astronomy today. It describes the mainelestial bodies and explores the big questions raised by our evolvingnderstanding of the universe.he second section, A Guide to Celestial Objects, is a fielduide to the night sky. It includes hundreds of maps and photographs, withections on the sun, moon and planets, stars, nebulas and galaxies, as wells monthly star charts and sky tours of both northern and southernemispheres.