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STARGAZING
Astronomy Without a Telescope
*
PATRICK MOORE
Have you ever gazed at the vastness of the
night sky and wished you knew more about
the stars? Stargazing: Astronomy Without a
Telescope will tell you all you want to know.
Patrick Moore, Britain's best known astro-
nomer, explains how to 'read' the stars with
the naked eye, to know which constellations
lie overhead, the legends ascribed to them,
and their trajectory through the season. He
describes month by month the stars of both
the northern and the southern celestial
poles, and takes a look at the planets, the
Sun and the Moon and their eclipses,
comets, meteors and other celestial
phenomena.
The text is amplified throughout with
many illustrations and charts. In addition,
and unique to this book, are the four
seasonal star charts printed in luminous
glowing ink by a special silkscreen process
only recently perfected. These charts store
energy when exposed to sunlight, like a
solar battery. Take...
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Fülszöveg
STARGAZING
Astronomy Without a Telescope
*
PATRICK MOORE
Have you ever gazed at the vastness of the
night sky and wished you knew more about
the stars? Stargazing: Astronomy Without a
Telescope will tell you all you want to know.
Patrick Moore, Britain's best known astro-
nomer, explains how to 'read' the stars with
the naked eye, to know which constellations
lie overhead, the legends ascribed to them,
and their trajectory through the season. He
describes month by month the stars of both
the northern and the southern celestial
poles, and takes a look at the planets, the
Sun and the Moon and their eclipses,
comets, meteors and other celestial
phenomena.
The text is amplified throughout with
many illustrations and charts. In addition,
and unique to this book, are the four
seasonal star charts printed in luminous
glowing ink by a special silkscreen process
only recently perfected. These charts store
energy when exposed to sunlight, like a
solar battery. Take them out at night, and
they will enable you to identify the stars as
you gaze at the sky overhead.
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