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The Astronomy Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe
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The entire universe in one practical, easy-to-use, easy-to-understand handbook.
An essential guide for every amateur astronomer.
The Astronomy Handbook, by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling, is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or need to know about space, including:
• the stars and the constellations
• planets
• comets
• eclipses
• galaxies
• black holes
• exoplanets
• and much more It also offers an excellent education for every amateur astronomer, including detailed and practical information on how to:
• locate and track the movements of the constellations throughout the year
• view the planets and the cosmos
• select the best equipment to use, including telescopes and cameras
• photograph objects in space Schilling provides a fascinating history of astronomy, as well as clear and accessible explanations of binary, variable, and neutron stars; black holes and gamma-ray bursts; the formation and structure of galaxies; dark matter; and extraterrestrial life.The Astronomy Handbook is a primordial soup-to-nuts guide to the cosmos and an essential reference for every student of the universe. Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky, Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time and The Elephant in the Universe. He lives in the Netherlands. "An impressively comprehensive bird's-eye view of a research topic that is both many decades established and yet still at the very cutting edge of astronomy and physics."-Katie Mack, Wall Street Journal, on The Elephant in the Universe "A deep dive...a great resource for those who like astronomical history."-GeekDad, on Constellations
An essential guide for every amateur astronomer.
The Astronomy Handbook, by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling, is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or need to know about space, including:
• the stars and the constellations
• planets
• comets
• eclipses
• galaxies
• black holes
• exoplanets
• and much more It also offers an excellent education for every amateur astronomer, including detailed and practical information on how to:
• locate and track the movements of the constellations throughout the year
• view the planets and the cosmos
• select the best equipment to use, including telescopes and cameras
• photograph objects in space Schilling provides a fascinating history of astronomy, as well as clear and accessible explanations of binary, variable, and neutron stars; black holes and gamma-ray bursts; the formation and structure of galaxies; dark matter; and extraterrestrial life.The Astronomy Handbook is a primordial soup-to-nuts guide to the cosmos and an essential reference for every student of the universe. Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky, Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time and The Elephant in the Universe. He lives in the Netherlands. "An impressively comprehensive bird's-eye view of a research topic that is both many decades established and yet still at the very cutting edge of astronomy and physics."-Katie Mack, Wall Street Journal, on The Elephant in the Universe "A deep dive...a great resource for those who like astronomical history."-GeekDad, on Constellations