Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto)
Summary: A simple guide to the location and recognition of stars and constellations presents the constellations in shapes that correspond sensibly to their names.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.8 REYDunlop, Storm
Summary: "A comprehensive month-by-month handbook to the stars and constellations visible from North America in 2019, this practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Features include: Advice on where to start looking and how to navigate ths sky; Easy-to-use star and constellation maps for each month with descriptions of what you will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books, Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 DUNShore, Linda
Summary: "For stargazers, comet-spotters and planet-seekers looking to enhance your deep sky knowledge and observations - this is your quintessential guide. The Total Skywatcher's Manual will help you choose the best telescope, identify constellations and objects in the night sky, search for extraterrestrial phenomena, plan star parties, capture beautiful space imagery and much more. With high-quality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 SHOScagell, Robin.
Summary: This practical guide reveals what to expect from a telescope and how to choose the right one, giving straightforward explanations of how they work, and how to progress from first-time user to hobby observer. It gives helpful advice on setting up and using any telescope, and provices lists of objects to look at with different sizes of telescope, including galaxies, nebulae, photographic objects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 522 SCAPoppele, Jonathan.
Summary: Take a simple approach to finding 62 constellations by focusing on one constellation at a time, instead of attempting to study dizzying charts. Start with the easy-to-find constellations during each season and work toward the more difficult ones. Better yet, you'll learn how to locate any constellation in relation to the Big Dipper, the North Star, and the top of the sky. With two ways to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure 2009
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Summary: Provides information on how to locate different constellations in the sky, with maps that label the stars in each pattern; and features a collection of legends associated with the constellations, modified and abridged to remove violence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8 HEIBakich, Michael E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1995
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Summary: "Constellations is a guide to the night sky that focuses on these 88 distinctive patterns, revealing their often intriguing stories-their origins, mythology, present-day significance, and the multitude of wondrous objects they contain. Complete with over 300 of the best astronomical images ever captured, a comprehensive introduction to the stars and other celestial phenomena, and a series of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 520 SPADickmann, Nancy
Summary: "Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book explores both the science of stargazing - explaining what can be seen in the night sky in different parts of the world - and the practicalities, with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 520 DICHatchett, Clint.
Summary: Star maps of the constellations with accompanying pictures of the characters and creatures the ancients imagined in the star groups and a brief story on each. The constellations glow in the dark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1988
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Summary: "Take a tour of the stars. Grab your lawn chair, a pair of binoculars, and head outside with your guide to the night sky. Beloved WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike Kynch points out constellations, galaxies and other fascinating features in the stars above. With his friendly tips, warm anecdotes and step-by-step instructions, Mike will help you 'make the stars your old friends'"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Pub. 2012
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Summary: A beginning guide to the constellations, their legends, and their seasonal locations, with charts printed in ink that glows in the dark after being exposed to light.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1980
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1988