Wonders of the night sky you must see before you die : the guide to extraordinary curiosities of our universe

Wonders of the night sky you must see before you die The guide to extraordinary curiosities of our universe

Bob King

Book - 2018

"Take your night watching to the next level with Bob King's bucket list collection of 57 remarkable night sky wonders and dark sky destinations. Fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky with this must-have book. Learn all about the brightest and best stars, planets, meteors, comets and constellations using the naked eye, binoculars, telescopes and apps."--Back cover.

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Subjects
Astronomy > Observers' manuals.
Astronomy > Amateurs' manuals.
Published
Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Bob King (author)
Physical Description
224 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and index.
ISBN
9781624144929
  • Introduction
  • 1. Magnificent Saturn
  • 2. Moon-Planet/Planet-Planet Conjuction
  • 3. Three-Planet Conjunction
  • 4. Summer Milky Way
  • 6. Andromeda Galaxy
  • 7. Ursa Major the Great Bear
  • 8. Total Lunar Eclipse
  • 9. Total Solar Eclipse
  • 10. Awesome Aurora
  • 11. Southern Cross
  • 12. Alpha Centauri
  • 13. Orion Nebula
  • 14. Carina Nebula
  • 15. Pleiades in Binoculars
  • 16. Moon Occultation
  • 17. Moon Dogs
  • 18. Distorted Moons
  • 19. Light Pillars
  • 20. Bright Meteor Shower
  • 21. Jupiter's Galilean Moons
  • 22. Jupiter's Great Red Spot
  • 23. Mars's Polar Caps
  • 24. Eight Planets in One Night
  • 25. International Space Station
  • 26. Iridium Flare
  • 27. Vesta, Brightest Asteroid
  • 28. Zodiacal Light
  • 29. Best Double Star
  • 30. Ring Nebula
  • 31. Perseus Double Cluster
  • 32. Great Globular in Hercules
  • 33. Slender Moons
  • 34. Supermoops
  • 35. Lua's "Dark" Side
  • 36. Uranus and Neptune
  • 37. Crescent Venus
  • 38. Cygnus Star Cloud
  • 39. Magellanic Clouds
  • 40. Magical Mira
  • 41. Bright Comet
  • 42. Airglow
  • 43. Earth-Grazing Meteor
  • 44. Sparkling Sirius
  • 45. Supernova
  • 46. Nova
  • 47. All of Those other Satellites
  • 48. Stars on Water
  • 49. Crab Nebula
  • 50. Barnard's Star
  • 51. Eta Aquilae, Heartbeat Star
  • 52. Reddest Star
  • 53. Mercury Transit
  • 54. Orion's Belt
  • 55. Ursa Major Moving Cluster
  • 56. Top 10 Lunar Wonders
  • 57. Galactic Duo, M81 and M82
  • Epilogue
  • Resources
  • Checklist
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Index

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