Estrellas y Planetas : Guia de mapas celestes y cartas estelares para la observacion del cielo Nocturno

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• ISBN13: 9788480767385
• ISBN10: 8480767383
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Blume
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Summary

With advice on how to observe the night sky, this comprehensive guide discusses which objects of the solar system people can see, how to use the constellations in both the northern and southern hemispheres as guides, and how to find and observe the 50 best celestial objects from the "Astronomical A-List." Telescope recommendations are also included. Con consejos acerca de como observar el cielo nocturno, este guia comprensivo destaca aquellos objetos del sistema solar que caben contemplar, como orientarse por las constelaciones de los hemisferios norte y sur, y como localizar y observar los 50 mejores objetos celestes del "Astronomical A-List." Tambien se incluyen recomendaciones para telescopios.

Author Biography

Ian Morison is a radio astronomer at the Jodrell Bank Observatory—for whose website he produces a monthly sky guide—and a professor of astronomy and cosmology at the University of Manchester. He also contributes articles and reviews for Astronomy Now and New Scientist. Margaret Penston is the president of the United Kingdom's Society for Popular Astronomy and the chair of the Royal Astronomical Society’s Education Committee. She is a former staff member of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and was a member of the European Space Agency's Hipparcos project team.