Photo-guide to the constellations : a self-teaching guide to finding your way around the heavens /

There are many books on finding your way round the night sky, but the Photo-guide to the Constellations is unique in showing photographs of how the sky really looks under a variety of different seeing conditions, from city outskirts to the almost-perfect skies deep in the countryside. Along with a d...

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Main Author: Kitchin, C. R. (Christopher R.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Springer, [1998]
Series:Practical astronomy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:There are many books on finding your way round the night sky, but the Photo-guide to the Constellations is unique in showing photographs of how the sky really looks under a variety of different seeing conditions, from city outskirts to the almost-perfect skies deep in the countryside. Along with a detailed step-by-step guide to "star hopping" and other useful techniques, these make this an invaluable guide for all newcomers to astronomy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 149 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index.
ISBN:9781447106111 (electronic bk.)
1447106113 (electronic bk.)