O'meara Stephen James - Stephen James O'meara's Observing The Night Sky With Binoculars A Simple Guide To The Heavens - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Month by month star by star object by object Stephen James O Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid - northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and constellations and their intriguing histories this book is both a useful guide for amateur astronomers and a great first - time reference for those just starting out. After describing a constellation's mythology readers are guided in locating and identifying its brightest stars in the sky as well as any other bright targets of interest - colourful stars double or multiple stars star clusters and asterisms nebulae galaxies variable stars and more. This book will help beginning stargazers become familiar with the stars and constellations visible from their backyards and explore the brightest and best stars nebulae and clusters visible through inexpensive handheld binoculars.
Title: Stephen James O'meara's Observing The Night Sky With Binoculars A Simple Guide To The Heavens
Author(s): O'meara Stephen James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521721707
Pages: 168 Pages, 225 Halftones, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/9/2008
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space