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How to use this book and what you are going to see |
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What you are going to see |
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What are stars and what do we know about them? |
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Photographic classification |
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Types of objects: from gas clouds to superclusters of galaxies |
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Galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and superclusters |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (6) |
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25 | (8) |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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How the sky works, determining your field of view, observing tips, and how to navigate in the night sky |
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33 | (27) |
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Star names and catalogues |
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Determining your field of view |
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41 | (4) |
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How to navigate in the night sky |
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49 | (11) |
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Tips for observing variable stars, planetary nebulae, and nebulae |
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54 | (2) |
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January. Taurus and Orion: The Bull and the Hunter |
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60 | (18) |
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60 | (9) |
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February. Canis Minor, Canis Major, and Puppis: Dog days and the stern of Jason's Argo |
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Star-hop in Canis Major and Puppis |
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March. Cancer, Leo, and Corvus: The Crab, the King of Beasts, and the Crow |
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April. Ursa Major: A Dipper round tripper |
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Star-hop from Alkaid to M101 |
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Star-hop around the bowl of the Big Dipper |
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May. Coma Berenices and Virgo: The sparkling hair of Berenice and the Wheat Maiden with her bushel of galaxies |
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Star-hop in Coma Berenices |
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June. Libra and Lupus: The Balance Scales and the Wolf |
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Star-hop in Libra and Lupus |
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July. Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Scutum: The Scorpion, the Archer, and the Shield of John Sobieski |
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150 | (8) |
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158 | (8) |
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August. Draco: Follow the trail of the Dragon |
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September. Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula, and Sagitta: The Swan, the Lyre, the Fox, and the Arrow |
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Star-hop in Lyra, Vulpecula, and Sagitta |
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October. Andromeda and Perseus: The Chained Maiden and her rescuer |
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204 | (13) |
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205 | (5) |
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November. Cassiopeia and Cepheus: The Queen and her King of Joppa |
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December. Pisces, Triangulum, and Aries: Of fishes, a triangle, and a ram |
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236 | (4) |
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Messier Marathon. A sundown to sunup hop across the skies |
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243 | (26) |
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A few additional notes about taking a Messier Marathon |
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| Appendix A Classification tables |
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269 | (9) |
| Appendix B The constellations |
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| Appendix C The Greek alphabet |
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281 | (1) |
| Appendix D Decimalization of the day |
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282 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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283 | (18) |
| Bibliography |
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301 | (6) |
| Index of Arabic titles |
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307 | (1) |
| Index of celestial objects |
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308 | (14) |
| Index of mythological characters and place names |
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322 | (2) |
| Index of names |
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324 | (3) |
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