| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Deborah Byrd -- The Sky by Seasons -- Winter -- December 21 -- 27: The seasonal lag -- December 28 -- January 3: New year, new millennium, same stars -- tDecember 28 -- January 3: The year's first meteor shower -- January 4 -- 10: The flashing Dog Star -- January 11 -- 17: The Milky Way in winter -- January 18 -- 24: The winter clock -- January 25 -- 31: Who was Auriga the Charioteer? -- February 1 -- 7: The second-brightest star in the night sky -- February 8 -- 14: The Magellanic Clouds -- February 15 -- 21: A starry hothouse -- February 22 -- 28 (or 29): Three star clusters -- March 1 -- 7: Gemini the Twins -- March 8 -- 14: The light that hides -- Spring -- March 15 -- 21: Spring arrives -- March 22 -- 28: Finding true north -- March 29 -- April 4: Finding true south -- April 5 -- 11: The Beehive Cluster -- April 12 -- 18: A kingly star -- April 19 -- 25: The surprising Lyrid meteors -- April 26 -- May 2: The Big Dipper's many identities -- May 3 -- 9: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower -- May 10 -- 16: Bootes the Herdsman -- May 17 -- 23: A star that bears watching -- May 24 -- 30: Quest for the Southern Cross -- May 31 -- June 6: A cosmic window -- June 7 -- 13: A summer place -- Summer -- June 14 -- 20: The Sun stands still -- June 21 -- 27: Clouds in space -- June 28 -- July 4: The glorious Milky Way -- July 5 -- 11: Galactic central -- July 12 -- 18: Deep-sky treasures -- July 19 -- 25: Dog Days -- July 26 -- August 1: The Summer Triangle -- August 2 -- 8: A false comet -- August 2 -- 8: Meteor shower alert |
| Summary |
Through 52 essays, A Skywatcher's Year guides readers to celestial events and phenomena that occur or are visible with the naked eye and binoculars for each week of the year. It acquaints readers not only with up-to-date astronomical information on stars, nebulae, meteors, the Milky Way, and galaxies, but also conveys the beauty and wonder of the night sky. Covering both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, A Skywatcher's Year helps readers find prominent stars and constellations, bright star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, and explains how and when to observe prominent annual meteor showers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Popular works
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Astronomy -- Observers' manuals.
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Stars -- Observers' manuals
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy
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Stars
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Handbooks and manuals
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Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
98041631 |
| ISBN |
0511001584 |
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9780511001581 |
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051103606X |
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9780511036064 |
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9780511536434 |
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0511536437 |
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9780521634052 |
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0521634059 |
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9786610432325 |
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6610432325 |
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