Northern Lights
eBook - ePub

Northern Lights

The definitive guide to auroras

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Northern Lights

The definitive guide to auroras

About this book

Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this accessible guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography and full of stunning photographs.

Tom Kerss covers the cultural and scientific context for auroras, and offers a comprehensive guide to forecasting and photography, so that readers can fuse their own technical mastery with the infinite creativity of nature.

  • Read about the formation, properties and types of auroras
  • Discover the mythology and history of The Northern Lights
  • Find out about Aurora science from Antiquity to the modern day
  • Learn how to take stunning photographs of the Northern Lights
  • Includes a comprehensive travel and forecasting guide and a glossary of key terms.

The Northern Lights will give you a complete understanding of one of the true wonders of the natural world and leave you prepared for the adventure of a lifetime.

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Information

Publisher
Collins
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780008465551
eBook ISBN
9780008465568
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Photography

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Note to Readers
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. History of the Northern Lights
  7. Science of the Northern Lights
  8. Guide to aurora chasing
  9. Aurora photography
  10. Online resources
  11. Apps and software
  12. Glossary
  13. Acknowledgements
  14. Author Biography
  15. About the Publisher

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