THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK /
This practical, hands-on guide is the sailor's essential atlas of the sky. Assuming no prior knowledge, this comprehensive, practical handbook helps the user at sea or on land read and understand the changing sky. Readers are given hands-on advice on how to read the night sky and star charts, a...
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2011
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| author | Burnham, Robert, author 431476 Dyer, Alan, 1953-, author 444996 Garfinkle, Robert A., author 647325 George, Martin, author 647326 Kanipe, Jeff, author 647327 Levy, David H., author, consultant editor 356190 O'Byrne, John M., consultant editor 389128 |
| author_facet | Burnham, Robert, author 431476 Dyer, Alan, 1953-, author 444996 Garfinkle, Robert A., author 647325 George, Martin, author 647326 Kanipe, Jeff, author 647327 Levy, David H., author, consultant editor 356190 O'Byrne, John M., consultant editor 389128 |
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| description | This practical, hands-on guide is the sailor's essential atlas of the sky. Assuming no prior knowledge, this comprehensive, practical handbook helps the user at sea or on land read and understand the changing sky. Readers are given hands-on advice on how to read the night sky and star charts, as well as information on whether particular stars can be seen with the naked eye or require binoculars or a telescope. At the core of the book are 150 sky charts, showing what features can be seen in each position and when. Every constellation in the northern and southern hemisphere is mapped out. Simple methods are given for finding the biggest, brightest stars and then identifying other lesser stars by their relative position. For sailors out of the sight of land, celestial navigation really comes into its own - providing a sure means of checking the boat's position even when GPS and other electronics malfunction. This book will provide a complete reference as to what stars and constellations they should be able to use when and where in the world. The Practical Skywatcher's Handbook is ideal for anyone, on land or sea, wanting a complete guide to the night sky. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:6064962024-02-21T14:07:33ZTHE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / Burnham, Robert, author 431476 Dyer, Alan, 1953-, author 444996 Garfinkle, Robert A., author 647325 George, Martin, author 647326 Kanipe, Jeff, author 647327 Levy, David H., author, consultant editor 356190 O'Byrne, John M., consultant editor 389128 textSydney, Australia : Weldon Owen,2011©2002engThis practical, hands-on guide is the sailor's essential atlas of the sky. Assuming no prior knowledge, this comprehensive, practical handbook helps the user at sea or on land read and understand the changing sky. Readers are given hands-on advice on how to read the night sky and star charts, as well as information on whether particular stars can be seen with the naked eye or require binoculars or a telescope. At the core of the book are 150 sky charts, showing what features can be seen in each position and when. Every constellation in the northern and southern hemisphere is mapped out. Simple methods are given for finding the biggest, brightest stars and then identifying other lesser stars by their relative position. For sailors out of the sight of land, celestial navigation really comes into its own - providing a sure means of checking the boat's position even when GPS and other electronics malfunction. This book will provide a complete reference as to what stars and constellations they should be able to use when and where in the world. The Practical Skywatcher's Handbook is ideal for anyone, on land or sea, wanting a complete guide to the night sky.Includes index.This practical, hands-on guide is the sailor's essential atlas of the sky. Assuming no prior knowledge, this comprehensive, practical handbook helps the user at sea or on land read and understand the changing sky. Readers are given hands-on advice on how to read the night sky and star charts, as well as information on whether particular stars can be seen with the naked eye or require binoculars or a telescope. At the core of the book are 150 sky charts, showing what features can be seen in each position and when. Every constellation in the northern and southern hemisphere is mapped out. Simple methods are given for finding the biggest, brightest stars and then identifying other lesser stars by their relative position. For sailors out of the sight of land, celestial navigation really comes into its own - providing a sure means of checking the boat's position even when GPS and other electronics malfunction. This book will provide a complete reference as to what stars and constellations they should be able to use when and where in the world. The Practical Skywatcher's Handbook is ideal for anyone, on land or sea, wanting a complete guide to the night sky.Iskandar Dzulkarnain Yahya;AstronomyURN:ISBN:9781742521091 |
| spellingShingle | Astronomy Burnham, Robert, author 431476 Dyer, Alan, 1953-, author 444996 Garfinkle, Robert A., author 647325 George, Martin, author 647326 Kanipe, Jeff, author 647327 Levy, David H., author, consultant editor 356190 O'Byrne, John M., consultant editor 389128 THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title | THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title_full | THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title_fullStr | THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title_short | THE PRACTICAL Skywatcher's HANDBOOK / |
| title_sort | practical skywatcher s handbook |
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