Knack Night Sky - Decoding the Solar System, From Constellations to Black Holes

Informationen zum Autor By Nicholas Nigro Klappentext Knack Night Sky is an ode to the solar system in its awe-inspiring complexity. Replete with hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations, it makes it easier than ever to find stars, constellations, and other celestial objects, as well as comets and meteor showers. It covers the skies in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and includes numerous stargazing tricks and tips that make sorting out the details of the sky easier than ever before. Also covered are phases of the moon, stars, and seasonal skies. Knack Night Sky is ideal for stargazers ready to decode the night sky and the mysteries it holds. 350 full-color photos and 70 full-color illustrations covering:Milky Way * Both Hemispheres * Moon * Planets * Stars * Constellations * Deep Sky Comets Meteoroids & Asteroids * Eclipses * Auroras Zusammenfassung Knack Night Sky is an ode to the solar system in its awe-inspiring complexity. This book shows you ways to find stars! constellations! and other celestial objects! photos! comets! and meteor showers from the past and comets and meteor showers to come.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Nigro, Nigro Nicholas
• Assisted by: David Cole Wheeler (Illustration)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.2010
• EAN: 9781599219554
• ISBN: 978-1-59921-955-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Knack: Make it Easy; Knack: Make It Easy (Games & H; Knack: Make It Easy; Knack: Make It Easy (Games & H
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; REFERENCE / General, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy