Stargazing

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A large part of Light in the Darkness is a pretty basic introduction to the Universe and astronomy in general. As well as drawings from early observations of the planet, the book features some spectacular images taken by the Cassini orbiter and other missions, which combine with Sheehan’s writing to show how our understanding of Saturn has gradually deepened over the centuries. This is a fascinating book, full of insight into the relationship between theory and experimental proof. Practical, easy to read and filled with fun facts and interesting information, this book will help you become familiar with the basic principles of stargazing, and it will also teach you how to recognize different constellation patterns and how to distinguish stars, planets, star clusters and other celestial bodies, like a true expert. It has hundreds of drawings, charts and maps that will help you observe the night sky and understand what you see.

This astronomy book for beginners is a simple, practical and no-frills guide for someone who wants to start stargazing without using maps or apps. Each object has a dedicated page, and sketches of how the object will look when you view it with a finderscope and through the eyepiece.

Kellie Gerardi has worked with NASA, tested technology that would be sent to the International Space Station, and helped develop programmes for future space exploration.

Stargazing does not have to be complicated, reveals Abigail Beall in this beautifully compact guide. And as Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer say in their Backyard Astronomer's Guide, "A full appreciation of the universe cannot come without developing the skills to find things in the sky and understanding how the sky works. This is a great astronomy book for beginners or parents who want to learn astronomy with their kids.Stories in the Starsis both an imaginative and in-depth collection of human's encounters with the night sky. When Moon’s family moves in next door to Christine’s, Moon goes from unlikely friend to best friend―may In only 110 pages, the book was never going to be able to provide a comprehensive overview of all our knowledge acquired to date, but then that was never its aim: as with other titles in the new Royal Observatory Illuminates series, Planets provides a brief, accessible introduction to the subject, and it does so very nicely. Straight from the pen of a scientist working with commercial spaceflight comes a memoir of getting into the air.