Astronomy for Starters

Science & Math

Robin Scagell

Astronomy & Space Science

G. Philip

Many people dream about exploring the heavens with a telescope but are often disappointed because they do not know how to use one properly. This guide reveals what to expect from a telescope and how to choose the right one, and gives explanations of how they work, and how to progress from first-time user to hobby observer. It gives practical help for setting up and using any telescope, and provides lists of objects to look at with different sizes of telescope, from both town and country, including the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, clusters, variable stars, double stars, novae and supernovae, nebulae and galaxies.

Philip's Stargazing with a Telescope

Philips

Philip's Stargazer Pack North

PHILIP\'S

Philip's Complete Guide to Stargazing

Philip's 2006-10-09

Th Fantastic Cutaway Book of Giant Machines (Fantastic Cut-away Book)

Incredible cross-sections and cutaways dramatically reveal the complex technology behind today's machines and constructions. The large clearly labelled diagrams assist in developing key research skills.

The Fantastic Cutaway Book of Giant Machines

Franklin Watts Ltd

Featuring up-to-the-minute discoveries and state-of-the-art space photography, an atlas illustrates all that science has revealed about constellations, the evolution of stars and galaxies, and the planets in the solar system.

Children's Night Sky Atlas

Children's Books

Education & Reference

DK Children

From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Universe takes you on the ultimate guided tour of the cosmos. Full of stunning out-of-this world images reflecting recent advances in space imagery, you'll go on a journey from our solar system all the way to the farthest limits of space. 
With information on the nature of the universe, the study of cosmology, Earth's motion, modern telescopes, astrophotography, and even a comprehensive star atlas, this groundbreaking encyclopedia takes a dazzling and expansive look at the Universe and is a must-have for both students and astronomy enthusiasts. Includes a comprehensive star atlas that covers all the constellations and planetary charts showing their positions right up to 2019, with entries on each of the 88 constellations and notable celestial objects that lie within them, and a monthly sky guide showing the night sky as it appears throughout the year.

Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide

Robert Dinwiddie

Carole Stott

David Hughes

Philip Eales

Iain Nicolson

Pam Spence

Kevin Tildsley

ian-ridpath

Giles, Sparrow

Do you know how our Moon affects the Earth's tides? Or that the best time of year to spot Orion is in January? Prepare yourself for an amazing journey across the night sky and be the one who discovers the next Halley's comet. Navigating the universe is simple and fun with six acetate overlays that peel-back to reveal Perseus and other constellations in vivid detail.

Night Sky Atlas

Dorling Kindersley Child's H/B

In a new flexi-paperback format, Philip's Complete Guide to Stargazing is an inspiring introduction to astronomy, providing all the information you need to explore the night sky. This is a comprehensive guide to an increasingly popular leisure pursuit. Author Robin Scagell first introduces the wonders of the night sky and explains how and why the sky changes during the night and through the seasons. He describes the various items of equipment you can use (binoculars, telescopes and accessories), and gives practical advice on what to choose and what you can expect to see. There are plenty of tips, too, for observing just with the naked eye. The book continues with chapters devoted to the Moon, the Solar System, the stars and deep sky objects, illustrated with photographs and observational drawings made by talented amateur astronomers, as well as spectacular images returned by spacecraft or taken by large telescopes. The month-by-month guide to the constellations features maps showing the constellations on view each month from both northern and southern hemispheres, and is applicable to any year and any place on Earth. A complete set of star charts presents the whole sky in a series of maps that show stars down to magnitude 5.5. These maps are drawn with black stars on a white background, so that observers can pencil their own observations on to the charts. Opposite each map is a 'photo-realistic' image which shows how the same portion of the sky typically appears to the eye. Completing the book is an illustrated A-Z dictionary of astronomy, covering the planets, stars and galaxies, cosmology, amateur astron-omy and professional observatories, space exploration, famous astronomers, scientific terms, theories and much more, and is illustrated with photographs, artworks and diagrams.

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