Title :  Observing the Night Sky with binoculars      

 

Author : Stephen James O'Meara

Published in  2008 by   CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Address  : The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK

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ISBN : 978-0-521-72170-7       149 pages – hardback

PRICE :   £19.99   $ 34.99

Month by month, star by star, object by object, Stephen James O’Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and constellations and their intriguing histories, this book is both a useful guide for amateur astronomers, and a great first-time reference for those just starting out. After describing a constellation’s mythology, readers are guided in locating and identifying its brightest stars in the sky, as well as any other bright targets of interest - colourful stars, double or multiple stars, star clusters and asterisms, nebulae, galaxies, variable stars, and more. This book will help beginning stargazers become familiar with the stars and constellations visible from their backyards, and explore the brightest and best stars, nebulae, and clusters visible through inexpensive, handheld binoculars.

• Contains interesting anecdotes about the stars and constellations and their intriguing histories • Guides readers in locating and identifying the brightest stars in each constellation, as well as colourful stars, double or multiple stars, star clusters and asterisms, nebulae, galaxies, variable stars, and more • A useful guide for amateur astronomers who want to begin observing the night sky with the simplest of equipment