- Hardcover: 64 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books; Reprint edition edition (April 2 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552090140
- ISBN-13: 978-1552090145
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 22.4 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 531 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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#365,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #8 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Field Guides > Stars & Planets
- #8 in Books > Science > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides > Stars & Planets
- #98 in Books > Science > Astronomy > Star-Gazing
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Gr. 6^-10. Dickinson, editor of SkyNews magazine and author of Exploring the Night Sky (1987), offers an informative, useful, and beautiful guide to observing the summer night sky above North America. Illustrated with charts, many full-color photographs, including excellent ones by the author, this large-format book features succinct, readable discussions of topics such as binoculars, telescopes, observation sites, moon watching, stargazing, comets, auroras, eclipses, meteor showers, and identifying constellations. Beyond the information provided, the book's most useful feature is its presentation of sky charts. In a series of spreads, seven segments of the night sky are shown with duplicate photos on facing pages. The left-hand page shows a star-studded section of the night sky. On the right page, the same section of sky (somewhat lighter to facilitate labeling) appears with the constellations delineated by connect-the-dot lines and the major stars and star groups labeled. Featuring charts for early summer as well as late summer and succinct discussions of sky sights and phenomena, this is precise, readable, and handsomely produced. Carolyn Phelan
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An unusually attractive and straightforward introduction to the heavens (Scientific American )
An informative, useful, and beautiful guide to observing the summer night sky above North America. (Carolyn Phelan Booklist )
An informative, useful, and beautiful guide to observing the summer night sky above North America. (Carolyn Phelan Booklist )
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Imagine a summer evening far from the city. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
For the right audience, a must have -- read on...,
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This review is from: Summer Stargazing: A Practical Guide for Recreational Astronomers (Hardcover)
If you are ages 10-15, or an adult who wants to get "up to speed" on astronomy-speak in under a 5 hour read -- this is the book to own! This chronology of major astrological events to look for in the sky which comes at the end of the book is outdated by a few years due to the publish date, but the sky charts (actually full page photos) -- specifically and only for summer months in the U.S. -- were actually usable! Also useful was the section on purchasing a telescope for a novice or even decent binoculars (a $50 investment to start was recommended, imagine that!). Also, a handy refernce for dates of meteor showers is a great thing for kids in large groups. And for a freeze-baby who lives in a northern climate who only takes the time to stargaze on warm, summer, cloudless nights, this is the only book I need.
5.0 out of 5 stars
You'll pull this book out time and time again.,
By RICK SPAULDING (BATTLE CREEK, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Summer Stargazing: A Practical Guide for Recreational Astronomers (Hardcover)
My third year of owning this great night time aid has only increased my appreciation of what lies above. This book has great reference guides for planetary location, eclipse tables, lunar maps, and enough material for the person observing with binicoulars (which I started out with), to someone with an intermediate telescope (I moved up to a 6" reflector because I wanted to see more of what is presented). The lay-out of the book is very straight forward, and any one may pick it up and begin to locate everything pictured. Owners of small refracter telescopes will find renewed interest in what they will be able to view with the help of this book. A must have companion if you starting out, an old friend as time goes by.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Pictures but too little material.,
This review is from: Summer Stargazing: A Practical Guide for Recreational Astronomers (Hardcover)
This book is a handy book with nice pictures for starters . There should be more materials than these as the pages are filled with more pictures than words and too little explainations. There are too little detail or advice or tips said about stargazing as the main subject. Conslusion: Good, but should contain about 50% more materials and advices/details.
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