The Starry Room
Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
Published on 1. November 1988
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-471-62088-4 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the pleasures of astronomy is presented in this book, through poetic essays about naked-eye observation. The author leads the reader on a tour of the night sky, stopping to discuss meteors, comets, eclipses, supernovas, planetary conjunctions, light pollution, and more. A great deal of factual information is brought to life through the author's personal anecdotes and reminiscences gathered over many years of writing for the amateur astronomy community. The book includes advice on how and where to observe the sky for the best results. There are also tables for easy reference.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
tables, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 83 mm
Width: 40 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-62088-4 (9780471620884)
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Content
The secrets of seeing; year of the Monarch and Mandala moon eclipses; the many suns of the daytime sky; 100 rainbows; a night at Meteor Cove; flight; go to Innisfree; all the worlds in my window; making the indoor sky; the powers of vision; the next supernova; the end of the stars (not one child in ten); the best and worst of returns; the fate and meaning of Halley's comet; walking to the stars.