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1 online resource (97 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Measuring distances in the sky; Distances to the stars; The brightness of stars; The Milky Way; Life in the heavens; Instructions for use of the atlas; Four seasonal star maps; Part 2 A walk through the heavens; Starting from the Big Dipper; To locate Polaris in the Little Dipper; To locate Cassiopeia; To locate Cepheus; To locate the Northern Cross (Cygnus); To locate Vega in Lyra; To locate Draco; To locate Arcturus in Bootes; To locate Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici; To locate Corona Borealis; To locate Hercules |
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To locate Perseus and AndromedaTo locate Pegasus; To locate Hamal in Aries, Diphda in Cetus and Formalhaut in Piscis Austrinus; To locate Spica in Virgo; To locate Corvus; To locate Hydra, the Water Snake; To locate Leo; To locate Cancer; General summary of pathways; The Orion area; Starting from Orion; To locate Sirius in Canis Major; To locate Procyon in Canis Minor; To locate Taurus and its star clusters the Hyades and the Pleiades; To locate the Pleiades; To locate Gemini; To locate Auriga; To locate Lepus, Columba, Eridanus and Cetus; To locate Ophiuchus; To locate Serpens |
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To locate Antares in ScorpiusTo locate Sagittarius; To locate Libra; Part 3 Legends of the Heavens; Legend of Andromeda; Legend of Aquarius; Legend of Aquila; Legend of Aries; Legend of Auriga; Legend of Bootes; Legend of Canis Major and Minor; Legend of Cassiopeia; Legend of Cetus; Legend of Coma Berenices; Legend of Corona Borealis; Legend of Corvus; Legend of the Crater; Legend of Cygnus; Legend of Delphinus the Dolphin; Legend of Draco the Dragon; Legend of Eridanus; Legend of Gemini; Legend of Hercules; Legend of Hydra the Water Snake; Legend of Leo; Legend of Libra; Legend of Lyra |
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Legend of OphiuchusLegend of Orion; Legend of Pegasus; Legend of Perseus; Legend of the Pleiades; Legend of Sagitta the Arrow; Legend of Saggitarius; Legend of Scorpius; Legend of Taurus; Legend of Ursa Major; Legend of Virgo; Legends of the Milky Way; Part 4 There's more to see!; Circumpolar constellations; Test of vision; Planets; Binocular sights; Meteor showers; The brightest stars; Navigational stars; Minor constellations; Constellations -- index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V |
| Summary |
A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Stars -- Observers' manuals
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Constellations -- Observers' manuals
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Constellations
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Stars
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Tirion, Wil
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| ISBN |
9780511184536 |
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0511184530 |
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9780511584374 |
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0511584377 |
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