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| Title: | Summer Stargazing: A Practical Guide for Recreational Astronomers |
| Categories: | Astronomy |
| BookID: | 180 |
| Authors: | Terrence Dickinson |
| ISBN-10(13): | 9781552090145 |
| Publisher: | Firefly Books |
| Publication date: | 2005 |
| Number of pages: | 64 |
| Language: | English |
| Price: | 0.00 |
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The cool, clear nights from May to October offer astronomers the best opportunities for stargazing. Few sights in nature can compare with the splendor of a dazzling star-filled sky. Summer Stargazing captures the grandeur of the universe with down-to-earth simplicity. All that is needed is a reasonably dark night sky, a pair of binoculars or a simple telescope, and this book. The book features everything else the amateur astronomer needs, including easy-to-use color star charts that cover the entire North American sky for one year and photographic-quality charts for this main stargazing season. With Summer Stargazing, astronomers can delve into the majesty of the starry night to explore:
 Helpful advice is given for safely viewing special phenomena such as eclipses and auroras.  |
