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The Monthly Sky Guide, 10th Edition
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The Monthly Sky Guide, 10th Edition

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A user-friendly companion for stargazers of all ages, this classic beginner’s guide describes all the main sights of the night sky: stars, constellations, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Newly updated, its twelve chapters cover each month, identifying planet positions and eclipses. Most phenomena are visible to the naked eye, and all are within reach of binoculars or a small telescope. Includes sections on observing the moon and planets. AUTHORS: English astronomer Ian Ridpath is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and Norton’s Star Atlas. He is a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. Wil Tirion is a Dutch celestial cartographer, widely regarded as the world’s leading exponent of his art. He is the author of The Cambridge Star Atlas and Sky Atlas 2000.0.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Country
United States
Date
1 September 2019
Pages
80
ISBN
9780486832593

A user-friendly companion for stargazers of all ages, this classic beginner’s guide describes all the main sights of the night sky: stars, constellations, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Newly updated, its twelve chapters cover each month, identifying planet positions and eclipses. Most phenomena are visible to the naked eye, and all are within reach of binoculars or a small telescope. Includes sections on observing the moon and planets. AUTHORS: English astronomer Ian Ridpath is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and Norton’s Star Atlas. He is a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. Wil Tirion is a Dutch celestial cartographer, widely regarded as the world’s leading exponent of his art. He is the author of The Cambridge Star Atlas and Sky Atlas 2000.0.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Country
United States
Date
1 September 2019
Pages
80
ISBN
9780486832593