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Turn left at Orion : hundreds of night sky objects to see in a home telescope-- and how to find them /

"With over 100,000 copies sold since first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. It is a unique guidebook to the night sky, providing all the information you need to observe a whole host of celestial objects. With a new spiral binding, this edition is even ea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Consolmagno, Guy, 1952-
Otros Autores: Davis, Dan M. (Dan Michael), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Edición:4th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How do you get to Albireo?
  • How to use this book
  • Using your telescope
  • Know your telescope
  • Basic telescope math
  • Accessories
  • The truth about Cats and Dobs
  • The Moon
  • The Planets
  • Seasonal skies: January-March
  • About diffuse nebulae
  • About open clusters
  • Seasonal skies: April-June
  • About planetary nebulae
  • About galaxies
  • About globular clusters
  • Seasonal skies: July-September
  • Seasonal skies: October-December
  • Northern skies
  • Southern skies
  • Where do you go from here?
  • Behind the eyepiece
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tables
  • Index
  • What, where, and when to observe
  • Finding geostationary satellites.