Your Guide to the Sky
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Astronomy
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Publication Year
1994
Publisher
Lowell House, United States
Pages
168
Description
"Rick Shaffer's book is an ideal introduction to amateur astronomy for anyone. No matter what appeals to you - from learning the constellations to making highly sophisticated observations - this book will get you on the right road. It's also wonderfully personal." - Robert Burnham, Editor, Astronomy
"Rick Shaffer's Your Guide to the Sky is an excellent introduction to astronomy and astronomical observation. I recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn about the sky, its behavior, its residents, and how to observe them." - Stephen Edberg, Astronomer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"Whether you're thinking of buying a telescope or plan to build your own, you will find Rich Shaffer's lucid and light-hearted prose a perfect introduction to astronomy. I heartily endorse his suggestion to begin your observing career with binoculars." - Richard Berry, author of Build Your Own Telescope, Astronomical Image Processing, and The CCD Camera Cookbook
Your Guide to the Sky opens the curtain on the great celestial stage and puts you front and center for the greatest show not on Earth!
It's all here:
-Computer-generated, low-distortion monthly maps for an easy-to-follow image of the night sky.
-Special zoom maps highlight a particularly fascinating feature each month.
-A table that tells you when to watch for eight spectacular meteor showers.
-A special Mini-Almanac to help you pinpoint the planets each month and anticipate solar and lunar eclipses as well as the phases of the moon.
It's a big universe and you have to know not only where to look but when and how. Rick Shaffer teaches you how to find you way around the night sky, even using nothing but your unaided eyes. He also describes in layperson's terms how light and your eyes work together and how you can work with your viewing environment to see more than ever before and see it more clearly.
An award-winning telescope designer, Rick Shaffer arms you with the latest information on telescopes, how to buy them, and how to use them. You'll learn everything you need to select the best binoculars or telescope in your budget.
From Mars to the Soviet space station Mir and from gas giants to the gegenshein, Your Guide to the Sky will carry you from your first night under the stars to a detailed wandering into space.
Rick Shaffer has been an operations team chief for a number of deep-space exploration projects, including Magellan, Ulysses, and Pathfinder. His column in the "Sky Almanac" section is a regular feature in the magazine Astronomy.
Taken from the back cover.
"Rick Shaffer's Your Guide to the Sky is an excellent introduction to astronomy and astronomical observation. I recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn about the sky, its behavior, its residents, and how to observe them." - Stephen Edberg, Astronomer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"Whether you're thinking of buying a telescope or plan to build your own, you will find Rich Shaffer's lucid and light-hearted prose a perfect introduction to astronomy. I heartily endorse his suggestion to begin your observing career with binoculars." - Richard Berry, author of Build Your Own Telescope, Astronomical Image Processing, and The CCD Camera Cookbook
Your Guide to the Sky opens the curtain on the great celestial stage and puts you front and center for the greatest show not on Earth!
It's all here:
-Computer-generated, low-distortion monthly maps for an easy-to-follow image of the night sky.
-Special zoom maps highlight a particularly fascinating feature each month.
-A table that tells you when to watch for eight spectacular meteor showers.
-A special Mini-Almanac to help you pinpoint the planets each month and anticipate solar and lunar eclipses as well as the phases of the moon.
It's a big universe and you have to know not only where to look but when and how. Rick Shaffer teaches you how to find you way around the night sky, even using nothing but your unaided eyes. He also describes in layperson's terms how light and your eyes work together and how you can work with your viewing environment to see more than ever before and see it more clearly.
An award-winning telescope designer, Rick Shaffer arms you with the latest information on telescopes, how to buy them, and how to use them. You'll learn everything you need to select the best binoculars or telescope in your budget.
From Mars to the Soviet space station Mir and from gas giants to the gegenshein, Your Guide to the Sky will carry you from your first night under the stars to a detailed wandering into space.
Rick Shaffer has been an operations team chief for a number of deep-space exploration projects, including Magellan, Ulysses, and Pathfinder. His column in the "Sky Almanac" section is a regular feature in the magazine Astronomy.
Taken from the back cover.
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