Celestial Delights : The Best Astronomical Events Through 2020 Paperback - 2011
by Reddy, Francis
- Used
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- Title Celestial Delights : The Best Astronomical Events Through 2020
- Author Reddy, Francis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 3rd
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 423
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer New York
- Date 2011-11-12
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5144623-6
- ISBN 9781461406099 / 1461406099
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Astronomy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011936392
- Dewey Decimal Code 520
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From the rear cover
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.
