National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (Audubon Society Field Guide Series) (Turtleback)

by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (Author)

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The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), nebulae, astronomical bodies, objects, phenomena, and -- yes -- comets. Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens with 48 monthly sky charts of the northern sky and 88 constellation charts, each offering a detailed map of individual constellations. Essays on the universe, the solar system, and constellations introduce the reader to the wonders of the sky.

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The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), nebulae, astronomical bodies, objects, phenomena, and -- yes -- comets. Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens with 48 monthly sky charts of the northern sky and 88 constellation charts, each offering a detailed map of individual constellations. Essays on the universe, the solar system, and constellations introduce the reader to the wonders of the sky.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Knopf (October 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679408525
• ISBN-13: 978-0679408529
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 3.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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133 of 142 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There is a better book, January 23, 2000

By	Ted Bonner "jtbonner2" (Greenfield NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern Region (Imitation Leather)

If you live north of a line from Virginia to Northern California get Trees of Northern United States and Canada by John Farrar: a) Superior Bark Photographs - bark at different ages when necessary, full trunk shown b) Line drawings leaf, bud and flower (supplemented with color photos when necessary). c) Key guides for both summer and winter identification. d) Everything on one page. This book is the result of over 40 years by the Canadian Forest Service.

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive field guide to the trees of the W. U.S., January 10, 1997

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This review is from: National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--W: Western Region (National Audubon Society Field Guides) (Turtleback)

This field guide is an excellent field to the trees typically found west of the continental divide of the United States and as far east as the Mississippi River. This guide includes photos and descriptions of the native trees of western North America, as well as common naturalized trees and a number of introduced species. Several rare subtropical species of the Mexican border region have been omitted. The front 1/2 of the book includes 537 photos of leaves and bark, flowers, and cones and fruit. The second 1/2 contains detailed descriptions of the 314 species presented in the front portion of the book. A detailed index including both common and scientific names is found in the rear of the book

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good secondary reference, March 16, 2002

By	Jamie R. Storey (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern Region (Imitation Leather)

This book relies heavily on color photos of bark, leaves, flowers, and fruiting bodies. This method makes winter identification diificult, and even when in leaf subtleties which differentiate species may not be evident. I use the Peterson guide to trees and shrubs (ISBN 039535370X) as my primary resource, and use the Audubon book as a secondary source.