Stars and Planets,9780691089133

Stars and Planets

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ISBN13: 9780691089133
ISBN10: 0691089132
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-08
Publisher(s): Princeton Univ Pr
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Summary

In this new edition of their classic guide, Ridpath and Tirion present brand new sky charts, diagrams, and photos enriching the clear, engaging text that appeals to latent astronomers who have yet to touch a telescope and the more star-savvy. Includes maps of the night sky from hemisphere to hemisphere, month to month and charts showing all 88 constellations, including some 5,000 stars. Full-color photos and illustrations.

Table of Contents

Section I
Introduction
4(15)
The Star Charts
19(244)
Northern and Southern Hemisphere Skies
20(4)
Monthly Skies Throughout the Year
24(48)
The 88 Constellations
72(191)
Section II
Stars
263(15)
Double and Multiple Stars
278(1)
Variable Stars
279(4)
Milky Way, Galaxies and the Universe
283(9)
The Sun
292(6)
The Solar System
298(4)
The Moon
302(11)
Moon Maps
313(21)
Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
334(4)
Mercury
338(4)
Venus
342(5)
Mars
347(9)
Five-year positions for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
356(10)
Jupiter
366(5)
Saturn
371(4)
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
375(4)
Comets and Meteors
379(4)
Asteroids and Meteorites
383(2)
Astronomical Instruments and Observing
385(8)
Basic Astrophotography
393(2)
Index 395

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