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The 50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them : observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders Cover Image Book

The 50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them : observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders / Fred Schaaf.

Fifty best sights in astronomy and how to see them (other title)
Observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders (other title)
Schaaf, Fred. (Author).

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The night sky holds endless fascination for anyone who chooses simply to look up and observe, but with so much to see, it can be difficult to know where to start. This remarkable book introduces you to the fifty best sights in astronomy and tells you exactly how to see them. In no time at all, you will learn how to find and appreciate the Orion group of constellations; the Summer Triangle; Venus, Jupiter, and Mars; the best meteor showers; man-made satellites; star clusters; novae; variable stars; and more. The sights are presented according to the field of view necessary to see them. Your eyes and a clear night sky are all you need to view the sights in the first part of the book, before moving on to those that can be observed through binoculars and, finally, a telescope. Concise descriptions and explanations of these spectacular visual wonders will deepen your appreciation of them and spur further exploration. You will also find the essential basic information on astronomical observation you need to get started, including observing conditions, techniques, telescopes, and astronomical measurements. Once you start gazing, you'll see that the sky really is the limit, and discovering its amazing treasures will become your lifetime passion.

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  • ISBN: 9780471696575
  • ISBN: 0471696579
  • Physical Description: vii, 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2007]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Basic Information for Astronomical Observers 5 -- Field of View: 180[degree] (the Whole Sky) to 100[degree] (Naked-Eye Scan) -- Sight 1 Starry Sky 13 -- Sight 2 Total Eclipse of the Sun 18 -- Sight 3 Meteor Shower or Storm 22 -- Sight 4 Fireball Meteor 28 -- Sight 5 Northern Lights, or Aurora 32 -- Sight 6 Bright Satellite or Spacecraft 36 -- Sight 7 Milky Way 40 -- Field of View: 100[degree] to 50[degree] (the Widest Fixed Naked-Eye Field) -- Sight 8 Big Dipper and the North Star 47 -- Sight 9 Orion Group of Constellations 51 -- Sight 10 Summer Triangle Region 54 -- Field of View: 50[degree] to 15[degree] (Moderately Wide Naked-Eye Field) -- Sight 11 Venus and Mercury at Greatest Elongation 61 -- Sight 12 Venus, Jupiter, and Mars at Brightest 65 -- Sight 13 Bright Comet with Long Tail 69 -- Sight 14 Sirius, the Brightest Star 77 -- Sight 15 Other Bright Stars 81 -- Sight 16 Orion 86 -- Sight 17 Other Prominent Constellations 92 -- Field of View: 15[degree] to 1[degree] (Narrow Naked-Eye Field, Binoculars Field, and Wide-Telescopic Field) -- Sight 18 Total Eclipse of the Moon 101 -- Sight 19 Total Eclipse of the Sun Close-Up 108 -- Sight 20 Moon at Full and Other Phases 111 -- Sight 21 Very Thin Crescent Moon 114 -- Sight 22 Lunar Conjunctions and Occultations 120 -- Sight 23 Planetary Conjunctions 127 -- Sight 24 Bright Comet Close-Up 134 -- Sight 25 Hyades Star Cluster and Aldebaran 136 -- Sight 26 Pleiades 139 -- Sight 27 Other Very Bright Large Open-Star Clusters 143 -- Sight 28 Orion's Belt and Sword 146 -- Sight 29 Algol, Mira, and Other Dramatic Variable Stars 151 -- Sight 30 Novae, Supernovae, and Supernova Remnants 156 -- Sight 31 Starriest Fields 162 -- Sight 32 Sagittarius Milky Way Region 165 -- Sight 33 Great Andromeda Galaxy 170 -- Sight 34 Realm of the Galaxies 175 -- Field of View: 1[degree] to 0.1[degree] or Less (Medium to Narrow Telescopic Field) -- Sight 35 Overall Telescopic Views of the Moon 181 -- Sight 36 Close-Up Views of Lunar Craters and Other Features of the Moon 185 -- Sight 37 Sunspots and Other Solar Features 190 -- Sight 38 Partial Eclipses of the Sun 195 -- Sight 39 Transits of Mercury and Venus 199 -- Sight 40 Venus Near Inferior Conjunction 202 -- Sight 41 Jupiter and Its Moons 207 -- Sight 42 Saturn and Its Rings and Moons 213 -- Sight 43 Mars at Closest in a Telescope 219 -- Sight 44 Uranus, Neptune, and Other Dim but Important Worlds 226 -- Sight 45 A Colorful or Otherwise Striking Double Star 230 -- Sight 46 Great Orion Nebula 237 -- Sight 47 A Rich Open Cluster 243 -- Sight 48 A Bright Globular Cluster 249 -- Sight 49 A Bright Planetary Nebula 254 -- Sight 50 A Bright and Structured Galaxy 258 -- Appendix A Total Solar Eclipses, 2008-2024 262 -- Appendix B Major Meteor Showers 263 -- Appendix C Total and Partial Lunar Eclipses, 2007-2017 264 -- Appendix D Brightest Stars 265 -- Appendix E Transits of Venus and Mercury 266.

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