Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets by Sir Patrick Moore

Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets by Sir Patrick Moore

Fully updated with the latest information from recent space probes, Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets provides all the information you need to study the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It includes a detailed Moon map and a complete atlas of the constellations, and is suitable for observers in both the northern and southern hemispheres.A straightforward and comprehensive handbook, it opens with chapters on the Moon, the Sun, the planets, the stars and galaxies, as well as information on astrophotography, telescopes and an explanation of the apparent movement of the night sky.The second section of the book comprises a full set of constellation maps, showing all stars visible to the naked eye as well as the brighter nebulae and galaxies. Each map is accompanied by a description of that constellation, pointing the observer to the most interesting stars and deep-sky objects in that area of the sky. Tables give the co-ordinates, magnitudes and distances of the brightest stars in each constellation.The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary, and timelines of astronomy and space exploration.Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets is a dependable, accurate and attractive source for all amateur astronomers.

Wil Tirion is an internationally known celestial cartographer.

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ISBN 13	9780540089352
ISBN 10	0540089354
Title	Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets
Author	Sir Patrick Moore
Series	Philip's Guide To
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	2006-11-20
Number of pages	256
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