2021 Guide to the Night Sky - A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland - E-book - ePub

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Storm Dunlop et Wil Tirion - 2021 Guide to the Night Sky - A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland.
"This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price"Astronomy Now "A handy and straightforward guide . attractive little booklet" British Astronomical... Lire la suite
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"This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price"Astronomy Now "A handy and straightforward guide . attractive little booklet" British Astronomical Association's 'Journal' "an ideal Christmas stocking-filler" The Observatory From the Number One Astronomy publisher, the bestselling stargazing handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere.
6 pages for each month covering January-December 2021. An easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon. Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40°N and 60°N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Content includes: Advice on where to start looking Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see Positions of the moon and visible planets Details of objects and events you might see in 2021 Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    20/08/2020
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-0-00-839976-4
  • EAN
    9780008399764
  • Format
    ePub
  • Nb. de pages
    112 pages
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Pages
      112
    • Protection num.
      Contenu protégé

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Storm Dunlop is an experienced Astronomy and meteorology author andtranslator. Books include Clouds (Haynes, 2019), Gem Weather (Collins, 2012), How to Read the Weather (National Trust, 2018), MeteorologyManual (Haynes, 2014), Practical Astronomy (Philip's, 2012) and is thelead author for the bestselling annual Guide to the Night Sky (Collins). Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal MeteorologicalSociety and a member of the International Astronomical Union. Wil Tirion was trained in graphic arts and has always had an interest in astronomy and especially star charts.
In 1983 he became a self-employed full time Uranographer. Since then he has contributed to many atlases, books and magazines. In 1987 he received the 'Dr. J. van der Bilt-prize', a Dutch award for amateur astronomers. In 1993 this was followed by a second, more international 'award', when a minor planet was named after him: (4648) Tirion = 1931 UE.

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