Summary: A novel approach to stargazing, featuring step-by-step guides to identifying the key constellations across the northern hemisphere. Includes a glow-in-the dark night sky viewer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.8 STARead, John A.
Summary: John A. Read covers everything needed to identify constellations, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and more. Inquisitive stargazers will find planet hunting and star hopping easy with clearly plotted routes and images of the sky both as seen by the naked eye and detailed views from a telescope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Formac Publishing Company Limited 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523 REASparrow, Giles
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 SPAScagell, 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 SCARey, 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 DUNHatchett, 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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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.89 HatMosley, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lowell House 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 MOSKerrod, Robin.
Summary: Demonstrates how to observe the stars with binoculars or the naked eye, introduces the main constellations, and describes how astronomers study the universe. An international bestseller for more than a decade, The Star Guide has been the bible for stargazers everywhere. Now, Robin Kerrod, one of the world's leading writers on astronomy and space, has expertly updated this invaluable resource to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Wiley 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 523.89 KERHeifetz, Milton D.
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 HEIShore, 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 SHOThompson, C. E.
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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Summary: A concise reference to the stars, planets, and constellations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 KANPasachoff, Jay M.
Summary: A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1988
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 RIDMortillaro, Nicole
Summary: "2023 Night Sky Almanac is the ideal resource for both novice and experienced sky watchers in the United States and Canada, with all the advice, information and data that enthusiasts need to understand and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. This in-depth guide first introduces readers to the objects in the sky -- from stars, to comets, to globular clusters -- and then takes them through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 MORMortillaro, Nicole
Summary: "2024 Night Sky Almanac is the ideal resource for both novice and experienced sky watchers in the United States and Canada, with all the advice, information and data that enthusiasts need to understand and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. This in-depth guide first introduces readers to the objects in the sky--from stars, to comets, to globular clusters--and then takes them through the cosmic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2023