Celestial delights : the best astronomical events through 2020 / Francis Reddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reddy, Francis, 1959-

Series:

Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.

Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, 1431-9756

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Observers' manuals.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Celestial Delights is the essential 'TV Guide' for the sky. Through extensive graphics integrated with an eight-year-long calendar of sky events, it provides a look at "don't miss" sky events, mostly for naked-eye and binocular observing. It is organized by ease of observation – lunar phases and the brighter planets come first, with solar eclipses, the aurora, and comets coming later. This third edition also includes a hefty dose of sky lore, astronomical history, and clear overviews of current science. It provides a handy reference to upcoming naked-eye events, with information broken out in clear and simple diagrams and tables that are cross-referenced against a detailed almanac for each year covered. This book puts a variety of information all in one place, presents it in a friendly way that does not require prior in-depth astronomical knowledge, and provides the context and historical background for understanding events that astronomy software or web sites lack.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: The Meaning of the Sky

Chapter 2: Moon Dance

Chapter 3: Morning Stars, Evening Stars - Venus and Mercury

Chapter 4: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon

Chapter 5: Mars - the Red Wanderer

Chapter 6: Distant Giants - Jupiter and Saturn

Chapter 7: Introduction to the Starry Sky

Chapter 8: Meteors and Meteor Showers

Chapter 9: Unpredictable Events

Appendix A: Timetable of Celestial Events through 2020

Appendix B: Phases of the Moon, 2011 - 2020

Appendix C: Greatest Elongations of Mercury and Venus, 2011 - 2020

Appendix D: Oppositions of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, 2011 - 2020

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613445155

9781283445153

1283445158

9781461406105

1461406102

OCLC:

779196762