A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy
eBook - ePub

A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy

  1. 298 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy

About this book

This little guide will encourage more people to take a greater interest in the sky above them. Even in these light polluted days, much can be seen with the naked eye and a simple telescope is not an expensive item. It is really thrilling to observe the surface of the moon in detail or, using your telescope, study the rings of Saturn, the phases of Venus or discover Andromeda, which is a galaxy as immense as our own. Astronomy is not a cold science. The sky and the stars have always captivated man and influenced his emotions as well as his mind.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. The Beginnings of Astronomy
  7. The New Era
  8. The Telescope
  9. The Solar System
  10. The Sun
  11. The Moon
  12. The Space Age
  13. The Inner Planets
  14. The Outer Planets
  15. Solar System Debris
  16. To The Stars
  17. Anatomy Of The Stars
  18. Special Stars And Groupings
  19. Galaxies And Deep Space
  20. The Heavens Viewer’s Guide
  21. The Continuing Quest
  22. Glossary