The southern sky guide / David Ellyard and Wil Tirion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellyard, David, 1942- author.

Tirion, Wil, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern sky (Astronomy)--Observers' manuals.

Southern sky (Astronomy).

Southern sky (Astronomy)--Amateurs' manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 98 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Both novice and advanced skywatchers will value this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the brilliant and ever-changing sights of the southern sky by night. Readers are introduced to the many and varied objects in the sky and their movements and changing appearances, as well as the ancient myths and legends entwined around the groupings of stars. Featured in this book are two groups of sky charts, designed so that readers can move easily between them. The 24 skyviews show the appearance of the whole night sky every two weeks (or at each hour of sidereal time). The 20 sky charts show particular areas of the night sky in detail and are accompanied by explanatory text. This new edition also features: • digitally re-drawn skyviews, sky charts and map of the surface of the Moon • a table of planet positions up to 2017

Contents:

The panorama of the night sky. Starting with the stars ; Mapping the sky ; Sun and moon ; The planets ; A variety of sights

The skyviews. Using the skyviews ; The skyviews 1-24

The night sky in detail. Using the sky charts ; The sky charts 1-20

Appendix A: Using binoculars and telescopes

Appendix B: Planet positions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-107-17390-6

1-107-38543-1

0-511-55098-7

1-282-00112-4

9786612001123

0-511-47946-8

0-511-47706-6

0-511-48026-1

0-511-47561-6

0-511-47858-5

OCLC:

646798349