A Stargazing Program for Beginners A Pocket Field Guide /

• Main Author: Carter, Jamie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

By investing just an hour a week and $50 in binoculars, it’s possible to learn a few simple techniques and quickly gain a real insight into the night sky's ever-changing patterns – and what they tell us about Earth, the seasons and ourselves. Searching more for a learned appreciation of nature...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I: The Wide-Eyed View
• January: Where Am I?- February: Soaked in Stars
• March: The Plane Truth
• Part II: A Closer Look
• April: The Galaxy Revealed
• May: Binocular Tours and the ISS
• June: The Night Shift
• July: Deep South
• August: Moonrise, Meteors and the Milky Way
• Part III: Deep Sky
• September: Third Layer
• October: Andromeda Galaxy
• November: Return of the Kings
• December: One Orbit Complete
• Part IV: Dark Sky Destinations
• Upside-Down Stargazing
• Eclipses and Aurora
• Finding Dark Skies
• Appendix: Stargazing Resources.