Pattern Asterisms: A New Way to Chart the Stars

• Main Author: Chiravalle, John A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Series: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Orion is a familiar constellation. He even looks like a hunter – at least it’s easy to visualize his belt and sword. Since the very beginning of astronomy, people have looked up at the night sky and constructed patterns out of the almost random scattering of stars. The fact that the constellations a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Stellar Patterns for Binoculars and Wide Field Telescopes (intro.)
• Lists
• List of Constellations and Asterisms (stellar patterns)
• List of Pattern Asterisms by Right Ascension
• List of Asterisms (stellar patterns) at Zenith by Month
• Catalog
• Maps and Details by Constellation (29 constellations in all)
• Catalog acknowledgments.