Naked-Eye Astronomy - Stars, the Sun, the Moon, Planets, and the Deep Sky

In this textbook the author brings back some of the 'old' astronomy, but viewed through the imaginary lens of huge telescopes and orbiting observatories. He teaches us what we can see in the sky without any instrument at all - with the only pre-requisite of access to a dark sky. We learn about lunar / solar eclipses and how contemporary cultures and ancient ancestors around the world discovered the sky.

About the author

Thomas Hockey
, University of Northern Iowa, USA.

Summary

In this textbook the author brings back some of the ‘old’ astronomy, but viewed through the imaginary lens of huge telescopes and orbiting observatories. He teaches us what we can see in the sky without
any
instrument at all - with the only pre-requisite of access to a dark sky. We learn about lunar / solar eclipses and how contemporary cultures and ancient ancestors around the world discovered the sky.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hockey
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2025
• EAN: 9783111441184
• ISBN: 978-3-11-144118-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 25 mm x 241 mm
• Weight: 783 g
• Illustrations: 8 b/w and 223 col. ill.
• Series: de Gruyter Textbook
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astronomie, Sonne, Astrophysik, Mond, Galaxien und Sterne, Planeten, Stern, Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten, Stars, Kosmologie und das Universum, Nachthimmel, Moon, auseinandersetzen, sun, night sky, SCI005000 SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, SCI098020 SCIENCE / Space Science / Space Exploration, SCI098030 SCIENCE / Space Science / Stellar & Solar, Comets, SCI098000 SCIENCE / Space Science, Eclipses, SCI098010 SCIENCE / Space Science / Planetary