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  • Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens

    Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars by O'Meara, Stephen James;

    A Simple Guide to the Heavens

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 9 October 2008

    • ISBN 9780521721707
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages168 pages
    • Size 297x210x8 mm
    • Weight 500 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 225 b/w illus.
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    Short description:

    Useful guide and reference for amateur astronomers exploring the night sky through handheld binoculars.

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    Long description:

    Month by month, star by star, object by object, Stephen James O'Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and constellations and their intriguing histories, this book is both a useful guide for amateur astronomers, and a great first-time reference for those just starting out. 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 - colourful stars, double or multiple stars, star clusters and asterisms, nebulae, galaxies, variable stars, and more. This book will help beginning stargazers become familiar with the stars and constellations visible from their backyards, and explore the brightest and best stars, nebulae, and clusters visible through inexpensive, handheld binoculars.

    'O'Meara's writing inspires and his passion and enthusiasm for observing leaps off the pages.' Sky at Night Magazine

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    Table of Contents:

    To the reader; The Spring Stars; 1. April; 2. May; 3. June; The Summer Stars; 4. July; 5. August; 6. September; The Autumn Stars; 7. October; 8. November; 9. December; The Winter Stars; 10. January; 11. February; 12. March; Appendix A. The Constellations; Appendix B. Nova hunting with binoculars; Index.

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