Stars and Planets - Couverture souple

Ridpath, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007100795 ISBN 13 : 9780007100798

Editeur : Collins, 2001

Synopsis

Now in its third edition, Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets has been fully revised and updated, with all new charts and photographs, making it the most practical and comprehensive guide available to the sky at night.

Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets guides the amateur astronomer to the most splendid celestial sights, all visible with the use of binoculars or an average-sized telescope. Now in its third edition, the book has been fully revised and updated in the light of recent developments, making it the most practical and comprehensive guide available to the sky at night.
The book features monthly sky maps of the northern and southern hemispheres to enable recognition of constellations and bright stars from various latitudes throughout the year; descriptions of all the constellations and their stars opposite a specially prepared chart showing the constellation in relation to the surrounding skies; and detailed information on stars, nebulae, galaxies, the Moon and the Solar System. In addition to the charts and diagrams, the text is accompanied by many colour photographs. Finally, there is a section giving practical advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Ian Ridpath is the co-author (with Wil Tirion) of the ‘Collins Pocket Guide to the Stars and Planets’ and ‘The Monthly Sky Guide’ (CUP). Ian is editor of ‘Norton’s Star Atlas’ and the ‘Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy’, and author of ‘Star Tales’. Wil is author of ‘Sky Atlas 2000‘.

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.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Now in its third edition, this essential guide to the night sky has been fully updated with brand-new sky charts, diagrams and photographs.
• Monthly maps of the night sky as seen from latitudes throughout the world.
• Charts of all 88 constellations, with data and notes on bright stars and objects of interest for observers.
• Illustrated introduction to stars, nebulae, galaxies and the solar system.
• Advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Collins
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007100795
• ISBN 13: 9780007100798
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Tirion Wil
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simone Casetta; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italie