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Stargazing For Dummies.
Reach for the stars Stargazing is the practice of observing the night sky and its contents - from constellations through to planets and galaxies. Stars and other night sky objects can be seen with the naked eye, or seen in greater numbers and in more detail with binoculars or a telescope. Stargazing...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Stargazing For Dummies®; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: What's Up? Getting Familiar with the Night Sky; Chapter 1: The Changing Sky; Night and Day; Moonshine; The Changing Seasons; Chapter 2: Look Up! Your First Stargazing Trip; Getting Prepared to Catch a Glimpse of the Stars; Identifying Your Local Stargazing Site; Knowing When to Head Out; Looking Up for the First Time.
- Chapter 3: Binocular AstronomyHow Binoculars Work; Figuring Out Which Binoculars to Buy; Using a Steady Hand or a Tripod; A Binocular Bonanza; Chapter 4: Your First Telescope; Deciding on a Telescope; Storing Your Telescope; Setting Up Your Telescope; Getting Your First Look; Chapter 5: Taking It Further: Astrophotography; Choosing the Right Camera; Figuring Out What Other Hardware You Need; Choosing Your Moment; Taking Your First Astro-Image; Part II: Joining the Dots: Learning Your Way Around the Night Sky; Chapter 6: The Fixed Stars; Looking at a Night Sky Full of Stars.
- The Milky Way, the Sun's Local GalaxyGetting Familiar with the Faint Fuzzies; Messier and Messier: Cataloguing the Faint Fuzzies; Chapter 7: The Wanderers; Identifying the Wanderers; Following the Zodiac; Shining Brightly: The Sun; Observing the Moon; Viewing Planets with Your Naked Eye; Keeping Track of Small Wanderers; The Sky Is Falling In: Meteor Showers; Viewing Manmade Lights; Chapter 8: The Constellations; Joining the Dots; Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta; Star Hopping; Chapter 9: Mapping the Skies; Reading a Star Map; Buying Your First Star Chart; Part III: Star Hopping.
- Chapter 10: Northern Polar ConstellationsNorthern Polar Constellation Map; Ursa Major; Cassiopeia; Ursa Minor; Draco; Cepheus; Camelopardalis; Chapter 11: Stars of December, January and February; Constellations of December, January and February; Orion; Canis Major; Canis Minor; Auriga; Gemini; Taurus; Lepus; Monoceros; Puppis; Caelum; Columba; Eridanus; Fornax; Horologium; Pictor; Reticulum; Chapter 12: Stars of March, April and May; Constellations of March, April and May; Boötes; Centaurus; Carina; Vela; Cancer; Corvus; Crater; Leo; Virgo; Antlia; Canes Venatici; Coma Berenices; Hydra.
- Leo MinorLupus; Lynx; Pyxis; Sextans; Chapter 13: Stars of June, July and August; Constellations of June, July and August; Cygnus; Scorpius; Sagittarius; Aquila; Hercules; Ara; Corona Australis; Corona Borealis; Delphinus; Equuleus; Indus; Libra; Lyra; Ophiuchus; Scutum; Serpens; Sagitta; Telescopium; Vulpecula; Chapter 14: Stars of September, October and November; Constellations of September, October and November; Andromeda; Pegasus; Perseus; Aquarius; Aries; Capricornus; Cetus; Grus; Lacerta; Microscopium; Phoenix; Pisces; Piscis Austrinus; Sculptor; Triangulum.