Night Sky (Collins Wild Guide) (Collins Wild Guides) - Softcover

Dunlop, Storm

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9780060849856: Night Sky (Collins Wild Guide) (Collins Wild Guides)

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ISBN 10: 0060849851 ISBN 13: 9780060849856

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2006

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The first true beginner's guide to astronomy, Night Sky provides an introduction to the subject that is both colorful and accessible. Containing all the information you need to be able to recognize each constellation, this is the ideal companion to help you understand the night sky and discover more about it.

Everything featured is visible with binoculars or the naked eye
Illustrates and describes comets, meteors, eclipses, and other lights in the sky
Includes information on the changing positions of the planets over the next five years
Detailed descriptions of individual constellations, each with a chart

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history, science, and art.

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About the Author:

Storm Dunlop, author of Gem Photoguide Weather, has written numerous other books and articles on both astronomy and meteorology. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Royal Meteorological Society, he also teaches adult education classes, and gives lectures and talks.Wil Tirion is the world's leading Uranographer and his charts have appeared in astronomy books all over the world.

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