Ohio Starwatch: The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky - Couverture rigide

Lynch, Mike

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760326517 ISBN 13 : 9780760326510

Editeur : MBI Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America s favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of Ohio s night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations visible at Ohio s latitude (37?41º). With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner s guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for Ohio skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the state, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MBI Publishing Company
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760326517
• ISBN 13: 9780760326510
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 147
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible