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The Night Sky Companion 2009 takes a look at astronomy every day over the course of the year offering general history, soft science, trivia, observing guidance and motivation. This book is much more than an observing guide, it's a way of learning your way round the night sky. It is written in an easy-going style ideal for 'dipping in' on the relevant day, or even reading from cover to cover.
Buyers of the 2009 edition is not an updated copy of the previous volume, but rather a completely new book. All historical tie-ins, information and objects are completely fresh.
Unaided-eye observers are offered an opportunity to view many objects or events, learn about their history, science and how just "looking up" can be rewarding. Binocular and small telescope users will find a wealth of things to view using simple star hop instructions and finder charts. For large-aperture telescope users looking for a challenge, some of the finest deep-sky objects are detailed, with finder maps and photographs.
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Tammy Plotner lives in Ohio. She is a successful freelance writer, non-professional astronomy educator, advanced amateur astronomer, and lecturer. She is the President of Outreach Education and Programs at Warren Rupp Observatory, and webmaster, team member and Astronomy Outreach coordinator for the Astronomical League.
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celestial scenery alert, used public image, resolvable stars, globular cluster studies, larger binoculars, occultation event, degrees due west, magnitude companion, torical image, dark dust lane, fainter members, lunar studies, stellar members, open cluster, degree northeast, observing lists, hazy patch, degree southwest, degree southeast, small binoculars, walled plain, bright core, averted vision, degree northwest, larger telescopes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Palomar Observatory, The Night Sky Companion, Solar System, Milky Way, Charles Messier, William Herschel, John Herschel, Springer Science, Southern Hemisphere, Business Media, Mare Crisium, United States, Full Moon, Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Imbrium, Pierre Méchain, Orion Nebula, Fra Mauro, Mare Humorum, Mare Serenitatis, Hubble Space Telescope, Carpathian Mountains, Beta Cygni, Edwin Hubble, Halley's Comet Browse Sample Pages:
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