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Yearbook of astronomy 2024 / edited by Brian Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--Periodicals.
- Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
- Philadelphia : White Owl, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2023.
- Summary:
- Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2024 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the year's eclipses, comets, meteor showers and minor planets as well as detailing the phases of the Moon and visibility and locations of the planets throughout the year. To supplement all this is a variety of entertaining and informative articles, a feature for which the Yearbook of Astronomy is known. Presenting the reader with information on a wide range of topics, the articles for the 2024 edition include, among others, Recent Advances in Astronomy; Recent Advances in Solar System Exploration; Riccardo Giacconi: X-ray Astronomy Pioneer; Things Fall Apart - Chaos in the Solar System; Communicating From the Edge of the Solar System; Astronomy in Antarctica; Tracking Older Artificial Satellites; Inner Lives of Dead Stars; and A Triumvirate of Telescope Makers - Thomas Cooke, Howard Grubb and Alvan Clark.This iconic publication made its first appearance way back in 1962, shortly after the dawning of the Space Age. Now into its seventh decade of production, the Yearbook continues to be essential reading for anyone lured and fascinated by the magic of astronomy and who has a desire to extend their knowledge of the Universe and the wonders to which it plays host. The Yearbook of Astronomy is indeed an inspiration to amateur and professional astronomers alike, and warrants a place on the bookshelf of all stargazers and watchers of the skies.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Editor's Foreword
- Preface
- About Time
- Using the Yearbook of Astronomy as an Observing Guide
- The Monthly Star Charts
- Northern Hemisphere Star Charts
- Southern Hemisphere Star Charts
- The Planets in 2024 - Lynne Marie Stockman
- Phases of the Moon in 2024
- Lunar Occultations in 2024
- Eclipses in 2024
- Monthly Sky Notes and Articles
- January
- 99942 Apophis A Killer at Our Doorstep Neil Norman
- February
- James Short - Gary Yule
- March
- The Heavens on Stone Canvas How Our Ancestors Captured the Universe Jonathan Powell
- April
- Buran The Soviet 'Space Shuttle' Jonathan Powell
- May
- The Peregrinations of Pallas David Harper
- June
- Where Are the Sunspots? Carrington's Method John McCue
- July
- The Great Comet Crash of 1994 Neil Norman
- August
- A History of the Smith-Clarke Reflector Gary Yule
- September
- The Strange Spin of Venus John McCue
- October
- Saturn at its Equinox Mutual Occultations and Eclipses of the Satellites 2024-2025
- November
- Gone But Not Forgotten Musca Borealis
- December
- A Howl Across the Void The Fate of Beagle 2 Jonathan Powell
- Comets in 2024 Neil Norman
- Minor Planets in 2024 Neil Norman
- Meteor Showers in 2024 Neil Norman
- Article Section
- Recent Advances in Astronomy Rod Hine
- Recent Advances in Solar System Exploration Peter Rea
- Anniversaries in 2024 Neil Haggath
- Astronomy in Antarctica Michael Burton
- Things Fall Apart Chaos in the Solar System David Harper
- Male Mentors for Women in Astronomy Mary McIntyre
- Communicating From the Edge of the Solar System A Very Long Distance Phone Call Peter Rea
- Skies over Ancient America The Evolution of Ancient Skywatching as Cultures Move Northward in the Americas P. Clay Sherrod
- Tracking Older Artificial Satellites Steve Harvey.
- Inner Lives of Dead Stars Matt Caplan
- Riccardo Giacconi X-ray Astronomy Pioneer David M. Harland
- The Astronomers' Stars In the Neighbourhood Lynne Marie Stockman
- Mission to Mars Countdown to Building a Brave New World The Right Stuff at the Right Time Martin Braddock
- A Triumvirate of Telescope Makers Thomas Cooke, Howard Grubb and Alvan Clark John McCue and John Nichol
- Miscellaneous
- Some Interesting Variable Stars Tracie Heywood
- Some Interesting Double Stars Brian Jones
- Some Interesting Nebulae,Star Clusters and Galaxies Brian Jones
- Astronomical Organizations
- Our Contributors
- Backcover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed September 25, 2023)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Yearbook of astronomy.
- ISBN:
- 9781399044028
- 1399044028
- OCLC:
- 1398630808
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