
NG Pocket Guide to the Night Sky
Catherine Herbert Howell(Author)
National Geographic Society (Publisher)
Published on 7. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-4262-1785-2 (ISBN)
Description
We all gaze at the night sky in wonder--and this guidebook, the ninth in the National Geographic Pocket Guide series, provides a go-to reference for everything filling the dark canvas above us. A basic guide to the solar system, distant galaxies, exoplanets and deep space, satellites and spacecraft, the big bang, meteor showers, and moon phases, this book also features scores of sky and constellation charts for stargazers. Each of the 140 featured topics includes a photograph or explanatory illustration or graphic. Interesting facts and tips throughout offer a quick guide to observing the night sky with the naked eye, from the Big Dipper and the North Star to auroras and eclipses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 109 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4262-1785-2 (9781426217852)
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CATHERINE HERBERT HOWELL, a former National Geographic staff member, has written extensively on natural history. She explored the relationships between people and plants in Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty and covered the importance of birds in culture in the National Geographic Bird Watcher's Bible. Howell serves as a master naturalist volunteer in Arlington, Virginia. JARED TRAVNICEK is medical illustrator with an MA in Medical and Biological illustration from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is based in Indianapolis, IN, where he works as a neurosurgical illustrator.