Stephen James O'Meara's observing the night sky with binoculars:a simple guide to the heavens.
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | x, 149 p.: ill. ; 30 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780521721707 (pbk.) 0521721709 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | P15 |
CLC: | P15-62 |
Call Number: | P15-62/O55 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. A dipper full of wonder -- The spring stars -- The summer stars -- The fall stars -- The winter stars -- The constellations -- Nova hunting with binoculars. After describing a constellation's mythology, readers are guided in locating and identifying its brightest stars in the sky, as well as any other bright targets of interest - colorful stars, double or multiple stars, star clusters and asterisms, nebulae, galaxies, variable stars, and more. --from publisher description |