ASTRONOMY HANDBOOK.
by James Muirden.
Packed with info on stars, constellations, sun, solar system, meteors, comets. Helps you understand and identify what you see. Includes diary of sky events and plenty of practical advice on making your own astronomical observations. Color illustrations, star maps, moon
charts, 189 pages.
Inventory =1.ISBN: 0-668-6235-5. 1982. Order #: SISC6862 paper$10.95.
ASTRONOMY WITH BINOCULARS. by James Muirden.
Good telescopes for viewing night skies can be costly; a practical alternative is to use binoculars to learn the workings of the universe. Author explains how to select binoculars for sky and night gazing and how to use them to observe the sun, moon, planets and other astronomical aspects including comets, meteors, and novae or exploding stars. Observing variable stars actually works better with binoculars than using a telescope. Includes 8 star maps and a dozen tables.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-690-01723-5. 1979.
Order #: ZZBW7663 cloth$13.95.
ATLAS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Moore & Hunt.
Authoritative account of the sun's planets and
their features, including origin and evolution. 850 photos (150 in color), 500 diagrams,
464 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-528-83103-8.
Order #: RAMC2953 paper$19.95.
#BINOCULARS AND ALL PURPOSE TELESCOPES.
Paul.
Guide to which ones to get for specialized
purposes, how they work, and what they can do for you in astronomy, hiking, hunting,
nature study, travel, telephotography. Photos, 96 pages.
ISBN: 0-87814-3558-1. Order #: MISC3927 cloth$11.95.
COSMOS.
Carl Sagan.
Story of astronomy and the 15 billion years in the cosmos that
preceded the current human experience on Earth. Over 250 color illustrations, 380
large-format pages. Dust jacket has tear on front, lower left..
ISBN: 0-394-5024-9. Order #: RAHO3460 cloth$19.95.
THE DAY THE SKY SPLIT APART: investigating a cosmic mystery. by Roy A. Gallant.
Explores the 1908 meteor hit in Siberia, which produced a shockwave felt around the world. Explains how this event was largely unknown outside the local area and how scientists and others later investigated the area and determined the blast had devastated an area half the size of Rhode Island. Tells how studying this event and near-Earth objects in space will help to find ways to prepare for future hits and the devastation they are bound to cause. Photos, 176 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-689-80323-0. 1995. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Order #: SISC6106 cloth$16.00.
EASY FIELD GUIDE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN NIGHT
SKY. by Dan Heim.
Star charts for all seasons and native skylore will delight both new and experienced stargazers. 32
little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-62-5. Order #: AMTR7254 paper$3.95.
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS. by Donald H. Menzel & Jay M. Pasachoff.
Starts with introductory tours of the nighttime sky and gives 72 monthly sky maps for northern and southern hemispheres. Provides52dertailedatlas charts of the entire sky with descriptions of the objects seen in each region plus 9 detailed maps of the moon (including the far side). There are 10 timetables showing when the brightest stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and planets are visible. Tables list double and variable stars and other useful information for amateur astronomers. Over 230 photographs--82 in color--of the most interesting objects in the sky. 487 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-34835-8. 1983. Order #: HOMI2693 vinyl$12.95.
FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS
Order #: HOMI9378 . check stock on this item.
OBSERVING THE CONSTELLATIONS: an A-Z guide for the amateur astronomer. by John Saford.
Explores 88 constellations, each documented with a color photograph and detailed star map showing them as they appear in the night sky showing not only the stars visible with the naked eye but also gives the positions of fainter stars, nebulas, and clusters. Includes detailed tables of multiple stars and deep-sky objects in each constellation giving their position, type, magnitude, and dimension. Color star charts, 186 large-format pages, glossary, and index.
ISBN: 0-671-68294-X. 1989. Order #: SISC 1081 paper$19.00
#THE PRACTICAL ASTRONOMER.
Jones.
Guide to night skies from unaided eye to telescopes.
Color photos and charts. 160 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-69303-4.
Order #: SISC5242 paper$15.00.
#THE SKY OBSERVER'S GUIDEBOOK. Roth.
ISBN: 0-13-812785-9.
Order #: PRHA7846 paper$11.95.
SPACE: A Prentice Hall Illustrated Dictionary.
by Michael Pollard and Felicity Trotman.
Dictionary of space terms for 9 to 14 year
olds; gives introduction to concepts such as planets, stars, and moons; galaxies, nebulas, and asteroids; constellations; gravity, the Big Bang, and other laws and theories.. Color drawings, 160 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-13-681743-2. 1992. Order #: PRHA4082 cloth$19.00.
SPACE: discovery and exploration. edited by Martin J. Collins & Sylvia K. Kraemer.
Begins with a chronicling of man's historical explorations of Earth by sea and by land as a precursor to modern space exploration. Narrative moves into the scientific and engineering feats that allowed this new arena for discoveries and includes the politics and economics as well as the costs of accomplishments including aspects of the Cold War and of military and governmental aspects. Presents the stories of dedicated individuals who pioneered space exploration both in the laboratory and on missions. Color and black-and-white photographs and drawings, 321
extra-large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN:0-88363-893-2 1993. Order #: SISC8583 cloth$75.00.
STARS, CLUSTERS, AND GALAXIES: the young stargazer's guide to the galaxy. by John Gustafson.
Introduces wonders of night sky and basics of observing it: kinds of stars and types of galaxies such as the Milky Way. Tells how to
observe and study with star charts and a telescope, even how to build a spectroscope. Learn about special stars and constellations.. Illustrated, 64 pages, glossary, index..
ISBN: 0-671-72537-8. Order #: SISC7732 paper$6.95.
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