A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.
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Robin Brickman was born July 9, 1954, in Arlington, VA. She received her degree in botany and graphic arts from Bennington College in Vermont. She married Jefferson Strait, a college professor, in 1976. They have two children and currently reside in Massachusetts. In addition to doing freelance art work and illustrating children’s books, Robin plays the piano and is interested in fiber arts. Robin is a member of the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, the Children's Literature Connection, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Jay M. Pasachoff is the Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Professor Pasachoff has done extensive research on the solar corona at total eclipses and has been on 29 eclipse expeditions. He has also used a wide variety of telescopes around the world. He is the author of popular textbooks on astronomy and on other science subjects. He has twice been chair of the Astronomy Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is the chair of the Working Group on Eclipses of the International Astronomical Union and the U.S. national representative to the IAU's Commission on the Teaching of Astronomy.
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.
Wil Tirion, is this generation's foremost celestial cartographer.
Jay M. Pasachoff is the Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Professor Pasachoff has done extensive research on the solar corona at total eclipses and has been on 29 eclipse expeditions. He has also used a wide variety of telescopes around the world. He is the author of popular textbooks on astronomy and on other science subjects. He has twice been chair of the Astronomy Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is the chair of the Working Group on Eclipses of the International Astronomical Union and the U.S. national representative to the IAU's Commission on the Teaching of Astronomy.
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.
Wil Tirion, is this generation's foremost celestial cartographer.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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The First Astronomy Book You Should Buy.,
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This review is from: Astronomy: A Simplified Field Guide to the Stars, Planets, and the Universe (Peterson First Guides) (Paperback)
Thanks to this book, I am now an amateur astronomer. I have a lot of astronomy resources but this is the one I use over and over again.
This book is designed for someone without any experience and is an excellent guide for showing someone where to look. Within just a little while the reader will be looking at galaxies, nebulas, and globular clusters...
Bob Flater
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a great little book,
By borealis@sk.sympatico.ca (Saskatoon, SK (Canada)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peterson First Guide to Astronomy (Peterson First Guide (R)) (Paperback)
The Peterson guide is small and compact, but packed with information. When you can't take a huge volume with you, this fits the bill perfectly. I take it on cycling tours and hiking trips, where it fits nicely in a pannier or pocket. It's easy to understand, too - I gave a copy to my young neice for Christmas last year.
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Compact;concise.,
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This review is from: Peterson First Guide to Astronomy (Peterson First Guide (R)) (Paperback)
Great little book for the beginner.Portable,so you can take it with you on your nighttime prowling of the universe.Written in a manner that newbies such as myself can understand.A good companion to all my other amateur astronomy books.Inexpensive,as well.Not as comprehensive as those other books,but this is a field guide,and it serves its purpose well.
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The sun and moon, the stars and planets, and the other objects in the sky are always with us. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Big Dipper, Canis Major, Evening Sky, Little Dipper, The Voyager, Big Bang, North Star, Orion Nebula New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The sun and moon, the stars and planets, and the other objects in the sky are always with us. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Big Dipper, Canis Major, Evening Sky, Little Dipper, The Voyager, Big Bang, North Star, Orion Nebula New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson in Front Matter
- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide New Mexico '95-'96 (Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guides) by Lisa Legarde in Back Matter
- The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems (Signet Classic Poetry Series) by Alexander Pope on page 97
- A Field Guide to Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guide) by Jay M. Pasachoff Professor of Astronomy in Front Matter
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