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The Star Guide: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the Night Sky, Revised, Celestial Sport Edition (Guide Stars to the Universe Series)

The Star Guide: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the Night Sky, Revised, Celestial Sport Edition (Guide Stars to the Universe Series)

Steven Beyer
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This, the Kindle ebook version, contains all material in the four seasonal paperback volumes plus thousands of internal and external links.“Beyer's Star Guide is the best work of its kind that I have ever encountered, a delightful blend of practical instruction and the history of astronomy and its legends."- The New York Times“What most impresses me about this work is the way it makes those remote, scintillating pinpoints of light come alive as astronomical bodies. A refreshingly different introductory sky guide, truly approachable, from which the layperson can learn some real astronomy”– Sky and TelescopeIt’s a big universe out there – lots of beautiful stars to see from our spinning Earth. We wrangled the brightest and corralled them in seasonal Sky Screen frames each centered on a featured star surrounded by other stellar gems.All are realistically bright enough to be seen even from most urban locations on good nights – vistas that challenge and sharpen pattern recognition and orienteering skills. Sky Screens encompass the wide viewing area noticed when we look in a particular direction.Sky Screen stars are all visual magnitude 2.9 or brighter. Detailed charts to magnitude six are provided for binocular and darker sky observers.By delivering extensive introductions to the 104 brightest stars and highlighting targets for telescopes – this is much more than just a highly effective field guide, Celestial Sport Edition interlaces a wide-ranging survey of astronomy's development and current practice.The book provides a wealth of astronomical insight and information, celestial adventures for beginners, amateurs, instructors, campers, ocean navigators – everyone who enjoys stargazing and thinking about the universe.As weeks pass recently introduced stars join a familiar stellar matrix, facilitating unaided eye and telescopic observations, while helping with the use of digital sky apps and star atlases. Hundreds of additional remarkable stellar and deep-sky objects are also surveyed.Sizes and distances of the featured stars are related to scale models, then compared to dimensions of baseball and soccer stadiums, travel distances around Earth, and the Earth - Moon span.Praise for the first edition - a selection of the Book of the Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and the Astronomy Book More Professional Editorial Reviews “A well thought out approach to presenting concepts. The charts are not cluttered with labels and faint stars so that the patterns of bright stars are not interfered with. The Star Guide is a good investment for the library of a beginning stargazer and will certainly become one of the most dog-eared books in such a library.” – Robert A. Garfinkle, Astronomy Magazine“a concise introduction to astronomy as a science, turn to the current section and take it outside to find the stars.” – Robert J. Chambers, Los Angeles Times"A fascinating approach, the book introduces over 100 of the brightest stars. After a few weeks of observations, bright stars will serve as reference points to guide the reader." - Science NewsA brief introduction to the history of astronomy enhances this practical, exciting guidebook." - Booklist, American Library AssociationAt last, a guide that tells you how to locate stars in a manner so simple even a city dweller who rarely looks upward can understand it.
Language
English
Pages
1177
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 25, 2021

The Star Guide: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the Night Sky, Revised, Celestial Sport Edition (Guide Stars to the Universe Series)

Steven Beyer
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This, the Kindle ebook version, contains all material in the four seasonal paperback volumes plus thousands of internal and external links.“Beyer's Star Guide is the best work of its kind that I have ever encountered, a delightful blend of practical instruction and the history of astronomy and its legends."- The New York Times“What most impresses me about this work is the way it makes those remote, scintillating pinpoints of light come alive as astronomical bodies. A refreshingly different introductory sky guide, truly approachable, from which the layperson can learn some real astronomy”– Sky and TelescopeIt’s a big universe out there – lots of beautiful stars to see from our spinning Earth. We wrangled the brightest and corralled them in seasonal Sky Screen frames each centered on a featured star surrounded by other stellar gems.All are realistically bright enough to be seen even from most urban locations on good nights – vistas that challenge and sharpen pattern recognition and orienteering skills. Sky Screens encompass the wide viewing area noticed when we look in a particular direction.Sky Screen stars are all visual magnitude 2.9 or brighter. Detailed charts to magnitude six are provided for binocular and darker sky observers.By delivering extensive introductions to the 104 brightest stars and highlighting targets for telescopes – this is much more than just a highly effective field guide, Celestial Sport Edition interlaces a wide-ranging survey of astronomy's development and current practice.The book provides a wealth of astronomical insight and information, celestial adventures for beginners, amateurs, instructors, campers, ocean navigators – everyone who enjoys stargazing and thinking about the universe.As weeks pass recently introduced stars join a familiar stellar matrix, facilitating unaided eye and telescopic observations, while helping with the use of digital sky apps and star atlases. Hundreds of additional remarkable stellar and deep-sky objects are also surveyed.Sizes and distances of the featured stars are related to scale models, then compared to dimensions of baseball and soccer stadiums, travel distances around Earth, and the Earth - Moon span.Praise for the first edition - a selection of the Book of the Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and the Astronomy Book More Professional Editorial Reviews “A well thought out approach to presenting concepts. The charts are not cluttered with labels and faint stars so that the patterns of bright stars are not interfered with. The Star Guide is a good investment for the library of a beginning stargazer and will certainly become one of the most dog-eared books in such a library.” – Robert A. Garfinkle, Astronomy Magazine“a concise introduction to astronomy as a science, turn to the current section and take it outside to find the stars.” – Robert J. Chambers, Los Angeles Times"A fascinating approach, the book introduces over 100 of the brightest stars. After a few weeks of observations, bright stars will serve as reference points to guide the reader." - Science NewsA brief introduction to the history of astronomy enhances this practical, exciting guidebook." - Booklist, American Library AssociationAt last, a guide that tells you how to locate stars in a manner so simple even a city dweller who rarely looks upward can understand it.
Language
English
Pages
1177
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 25, 2021

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