
Stars and Planets
Ian Ridpath(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 5. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-00-710079-8 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'...by far the best of the currently available, pocket-sized guides and is one to be warmly recommended.'-The Observatory
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Series
Edition
New Third edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
200 col illus, (Charts, photographs and diagrams), Index
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 115 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-710079-8 (9780007100798)
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Ian Ridpath
Collins Stars and Planets Guide
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Persons
Ian Ridpath is an amateur astronomer and an author and broadcaster on astronomy and space.
Wil Tirion is an amateur astronomer and graphic artist who designed the first ever star atlas in 1981. Together Ian and Wil have also produced Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets and Collins Gem Stars.
Wil Tirion is an amateur astronomer and graphic artist who designed the first ever star atlas in 1981. Together Ian and Wil have also produced Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets and Collins Gem Stars.