This is a beginners introduction to the night sky and how to observe. Non-intimidating, yet clearly written for lay readers from older children to adults, this guide presents a basic fundamental understanding of celestial motion and describes types of objects that can be seen with binoculars.
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In a joint review with Guy Otwell's To Know the Stars
"These books complement each other; each is a guide to the night sky, visually of immediate and lasting help, pedagogically no less than gifted...
"These books complement each other; each is a guide to the night sky, visually of immediate and lasting help, pedagogically no less than gifted...
"If you know your way a little with unaided eye about the night sky, the next step is the use of a good pair of binoculars. A steady hand makes a powerful aid to astronomical exploration out of the same instrument someone uses by day for watching football or seeking birds. The Galilean wonders appear: the moon's craters, Jupiter's four moons, the pahses of Venus, swarms of stars in open clusters such as the Pleiades. All the best (northern) sights are nicely mapped and described here, with the season for each, and the paintings quite accurately evoke just what you will see. A dark sky is the most difficult requirement for the marvelous sight of several external galaxies...." -- Scientific American, December 1984 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars was written as a companion to our planisphere, The Night Sky. The planisphere helps you find your way around the sky, and the book explains what you are seeing.
The Night Sky comes in two sizes: Large (8 inch diameter) and Small (5 inch diameter). In each size the charts are available for different latitude zones. To find the correct size and latitude zone, use the following ISBN numbers in your Amazon.com search:
The Night Sky 50°-60° (Large), 1891938088 (Small), 1891938096
The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large), 0961320745 (Small), 1891938010
The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large), 0961320753 (Small), 1891938029
The Night Sky 20°-30° (Large), 0961320761 (Small), 1891938037
The Night Sky Southern Hemisphere (Large), 0961320737 (Small), 1891938002 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Exploring the Night Sky is great at sparking interest in atronomy.
While this book offers clear and useful guidance, you won't need a college course just to understand the terminology or an expensive model of telescope to make use of it.
Exploring the Night Sky With Binoculars is perfectly suited to helping beginners experience and *enjoy* the stars!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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For the price, this is a very slim offering. Some nice information, great illustrations, but it's barely a pamphlet. And it spends a good amount of its ink telling us how we really should buy the author's planisphere. This little 'book' should have been included with the plainisphere. That would have made a nice package -- one I'd gladly have paid for. As it is, I just feel ripped off.
If you own NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, save your money. Dicknson's book has great star charts, and they point out which objects make good binocular subjects.
A disappointment.
If you own NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, save your money. Dicknson's book has great star charts, and they point out which objects make good binocular subjects.
A disappointment.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Took me quite a while to outgrow this little book and I still come back to it every now and then. Even if you don't intend to seriously dive into astronomy, this book provides a good guide for an occasional backyard outing with a pair of binoculars.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A mere pamphlet
This booklet (pamphlet) is something one would expect to find included with binoculars rated for star gazing. Read more
Published 17 months ago by DJ
Brief but unique
This is a brief 40 something page book, and certainly most of the information in here you could find out from other sources if you know how to use the internet, but my dad doesn't... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Dr. Cloud
Awesome!
We own www.NightSkyMurals.com and we have been contemplating writing a book to leave with our customers that would give a general overview of the Night Sky to help familiarize them... Read more
Published on December 9, 2003 by Jeffrey M. Stewart
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