Stargazing Astronomy Without a Telescope
Stargazing Astronomy Without a Telescope by Patrick Moore, published by Cambridge University Press in 2001, is a comprehensive guide designed for those interested in exploring the night sky without the need for a telescope. This edition spans 209 pages and is presented in English, offering readers insights into the universe visible to the naked eye. The book provides essential information on how to identify constellations, understand their seasonal movements, and delve into the legends associated with them.
Readers will find a month-by-month guide that includes detailed star maps for both the northern and southern hemispheres. The book also covers various celestial phenomena, such as planets, the Sun, the Moon, eclipses, comets, and meteors, all explained in accessible scientific detail. With the aid of charts and illustrations, this work emphasizes that astronomy can be an engaging and rewarding hobby, even for those who only use their naked eye to observe the wonders of the sky.
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On a clear night, the vastness and beauty of the star-filled sky is awe inspiring. In Stargazing: Astronomy without a Telescope Patrick Moore, Britain’s best known astronomer, tells you all you need to know about the universe visible to the naked eye. With the aid of charts and illustrations, he explains how to “read” the stars, to know which constellations lie overhead, their trajectory throughout the seasons, and the legends ascribed to them. In a month-by-month guide he describes using detailed star maps of the night skies of both the northern and southern hemispheres. He also takes a look at the planets, the Sun and the Moon and their eclipses, comets, meteors, as well as aurorae and other celestial phenomena–all in accessible scientific detail. This captivating book shows how, even with just the naked eye, astronomy can be a fascinating and rewarding hobby–for life.
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