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 National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky |
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Mark R. Chartrand Jane Friedman Knopf Alfred A ; ISBN: 0679408525 Hardcover (October 1991); 714 pp Ships in: 24 hours |
Annotation
A handbook for skygazers that combines the best in astrophotography with a unique system of beautiful and easy-to-read star charts. Designed to make it simple for the reader to find and identify every major natural celestial object visible throughout the year with up-to-the-minute research and clear, accessible text, charts, and cross-references. 410 illustrations.
Description from The Reader's Catalog
A book to help all star gazers find and identify every major natural celestial object visible in the Northern Hemisphere. Sky charts are accompanied on the facing pages with a detailed map. 88 of the major constellations are labeled and keyed by page number to the text. 410 illustrations provide beautiful astrophotographic images of the celestial bodies
From the Publisher
The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), nebulae, astronomical bodies, objects, phenomena, and — yes — comets. Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens with 48 monthly sky charts of the northern sky and 88 constellation charts, each offering a detailed map of individual constellations. Essays on the universe, the solar system, and constellations introduce the reader to the wonders of the sky.
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