This 224-page title is a guide to the astronomical universe for both amateur star gazers and space enthusiasts. Informative essays chronicle the history of astronomy, offer tips on buying and using telescopes. Practical tips sections tell you where and how best to spot the wildlife as well as plan transportation, accommodation and safari guides. The work is lavishly illustrated with more than 250 spectacular photographs as well as specially commissioned maps.
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The night sky has awed and fascinated humankind for millennia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sky lore, star party, public observatory, star parties, equatorial mount, telescope makers, solar telescope, astronaut training, main belt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Mount Wilson, Kitt Peak, United States, Mauna Kea, Touring Observatories, Big Bang, Full Moon, Hubble Space Telescope, New Mexico, Big Dipper, Los Angeles, Mount Graham, University of Arizona, Palomar Mountain, Green Bank, Naval Observatory, Space Center Houston, George Ellery Hale, Kennedy Space Center, Mount Hopkins, Sacramento Peak, World War, Canis Major, Isaac Newton New!
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The night sky has awed and fascinated humankind for millennia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sky lore, star party, public observatory, star parties, equatorial mount, telescope makers, solar telescope, astronaut training, main belt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Mount Wilson, Kitt Peak, United States, Mauna Kea, Touring Observatories, Big Bang, Full Moon, Hubble Space Telescope, New Mexico, Big Dipper, Los Angeles, Mount Graham, University of Arizona, Palomar Mountain, Green Bank, Naval Observatory, Space Center Houston, George Ellery Hale, Kennedy Space Center, Mount Hopkins, Sacramento Peak, World War, Canis Major, Isaac Newton New!
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- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide New Mexico '95-'96 (Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guides) by Lisa Legarde in Front Matter, and page 133
- Planet Earth by German Space Center on page 171, and page 200
- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects by Christian B. Luginbuhl in Back Matter
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