Editorial Reviews
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'This book is eminently suitable for the young, first-time observer ... the spiral binding and very heavy high-quality paper do allow the pages to be doubled backwards for ease of use outdoors, without destroying the book!' Gnomon
'... should encourage new observers to go outside and start finding their way around the sky.' Contemporary Physics
'Exploring the Starry Sky will guide you effortlessly through 700 or 800 of these stars ... If you are already a stargazing expert, buy a copy for some of the poor lost souls at your local - it could both expand their mind and trim their waistlines, and in time they will surely thank you profusely on both fronts.' Astronomy and Space
Book Description
The perfect guide for anyone interested in stargazing for the first time, Exploring the Starry Sky features large, colorful, user-friendly star maps and includes simple directions for finding all of the major stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. Two star charts display the major sights to be seen from suburban or rural locations, for each season, and more detailed maps spotlight special regions of interest. Robert Burnham has been an amateur astronomer since the mid-1950s. He has been a senior editory of Astronomy magazine and is the author of many books and CD-ROMS, including Comet Hale-Bopp: Find and Enjoy the Great Comet (Cambridge, 1997) Comet Explorer, and Great Comets (Cambridge, 2000).
Exploring the Starry Sky
Exploring the Starry Sky,Robert Burnham,Wil Tirion,Cambridge University Press,0521802512,Astronomy,Astronomy - General,Observers' manuals,Reference,Science,Science/Mathematics,Star Observation,Astronomical charts & atlases,Popular astronomy,Science / Astronomy
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