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Astronomy Manual: The Practical Guide to the Night Sky

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Embark on a clear, step-by-step cosmic voyage right from your own backyard with the Astronomy Manual: The Practical Guide to the Night Sky, written by fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Jane A. Green. Styled in the iconic, highly accessible format of a Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual, this comprehensive guidebook strips away dense, academic jargon to demystify practical stargazing for beginners and intermediate hobbyists alike. The book functions as a structured roadmap to the cosmos, detailing how to find and identify major constellations, planetary alignments, nebulae, and meteor showers across both Northern and Southern hemispheres. Green offers invaluable technical advice on selecting and maintaining optical equipment—ranging from basic binoculars to advanced motorized telescopes—while providing fundamental entry points into the growing field of amateur astrophotography. Packed with vibrant astronomical photographs, structural diagrams, and clear monthly star charts, this volume serves as an exceptional cross-disciplinary reference tool for physics and earth science curricula, amateur astronomy clubs, and stands as a highly engaging science asset for any public or school library collection.

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03787

520 GRE a

Elementary School Library

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Detail Information

Series Title

Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

Call Number

520 GRE a

Publisher

Sparkford, United Kingdom : J H Haynes & Co Ltd., 2016

Collation

172 pages : full color illustrations, charts, star

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780857338501

Classification

520

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Edition

Haynes Manuals (Owners' Workshop Manual)

Subject(s)

Astronomy
universe
Astrophotography
Constellations
Night sky
Stargazing
Practical astronomy
Starwatching
Telescopes

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