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You don't need expensive instruments to appreciate the beauty of the night sky, as Bob Berman exuberantly demonstrates in Secrets of the Night Sky. Berman takes you on a tour of the night sky, pointing out its highlights and its history, along with a wealth of practical tips and tricks, such as how to categorize satellites that appear overhead. Secrets of the Night Sky is not only a how-to manual for enjoying the celestial sphere but is also a painless introduction to the science of cosmology. With a flair for analogies, Berman imparts a visceral understanding of the scale of stellar objects. And in case your explorations do lead you to buy a telescope, the book's appendices contain a variety of no-nonsense advice that may save you from getting fleeced.
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Berman's enthusiasms and comical asides are as boundless as the nocturnal realm he writes about for Discovery magazine. In this spunky foray into objects visible to eyes fitted with cheap binoculars, Berman asks for little--knowledge of a few constellations like Orion and the Big Dipper--and delivers much: the sun, moon, colorful stars, moving planets, and smears of light that are galaxies. Alyhough perhaps prosaic to note them, how often do people actually go outside to view them? A rah-rah popularizer, Berman motivates, helped by more than 150 line drawings that illustrate, often whimsically, his stories. These he sorts into the four seasons. In winter, one can marvel at superlatives: the reddest star, giant Betelgeuse; the brightest star, Sirius; and even the moon, brightest at this time of year. Summer brings Arcturus (fun fact: its light tripped the circuits to open the 1933 Chicago World's Fair); summer is the time for UFO sightings, satellites, and meteor showers; and fall re-introduces us to the Pleiades. An impish guide to the heavens, Berman is promoting his book at planetariums, so libraries in cities with such needn't hesitate at acquisition. Gilbert Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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You don't need expensive instruments to appreciate the beauty of the night sky, as Bob Berman exuberantly demonstrates in Secrets of the Night Sky. Berman takes you on a tour of the night sky, pointing out its highlights and its history, along with a wealth of practical tips and tricks, such as how to categorize satellites that appear overhead. Secrets of the Night Sky is not only a how-to manual for enjoying the celestial sphere but is also a painless introduction to the science of cosmology. With a flair for analogies, Berman imparts a visceral understanding of the scale of stellar objects. And in case your explorations do lead you to buy a telescope, the book's appendices contain a variety of no-nonsense advice that may save you from getting fleeced.
From Booklist
Berman's enthusiasms and comical asides are as boundless as the nocturnal realm he writes about for Discovery magazine. In this spunky foray into objects visible to eyes fitted with cheap binoculars, Berman asks for little--knowledge of a few constellations like Orion and the Big Dipper--and delivers much: the sun, moon, colorful stars, moving planets, and smears of light that are galaxies. Alyhough perhaps prosaic to note them, how often do people actually go outside to view them? A rah-rah popularizer, Berman motivates, helped by more than 150 line drawings that illustrate, often whimsically, his stories. These he sorts into the four seasons. In winter, one can marvel at superlatives: the reddest star, giant Betelgeuse; the brightest star, Sirius; and even the moon, brightest at this time of year. Summer brings Arcturus (fun fact: its light tripped the circuits to open the 1933 Chicago World's Fair); summer is the time for UFO sightings, satellites, and meteor showers; and fall re-introduces us to the Pleiades. An impish guide to the heavens, Berman is promoting his book at planetariums, so libraries in cities with such needn't hesitate at acquisition. Gilbert Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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