Celestial Delights: The Best Astronomical Events Through 2020 (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) - Softcover

Reddy, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461406099 ISBN 13: 9781461406099

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

Integrating extensive graphics with an 8-year astronomical calendar, this book presents sky events geared to naked-eye and binocular viewing. It is arranged by ease of observation – lunar phases and brighter planets, solar eclipses, the aurora through comets.

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About the Author

Francis Reddy is a senior science writer for Syneren Technologies Corp., and writes science-related press releases and other content for the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. He previously served as a senior editor at Astronomy magazine and has published several books for skygazers of all ages, including Halley's Comet! (AstromMedia, 1985), The Children's Atlas of the Universe (Rand McNally & Co., 1990), as well as two previous editions of Celestial Delights (Ten Speed Press, 1992 and 2002) with more than 20,000 copies in print.

From the Back Cover

Celestial Delights is the essential 'TV Guide' for the sky. Through extensive graphics integrated with an eight-year-long calendar of sky events, it provides a look at "don't miss" sky events, mostly for naked-eye and binocular observing. It is organized by ease of observation – lunar phases and the brighter planets come first, with solar eclipses, the aurora, and comets coming later.

This third edition also includes a hefty dose of sky lore, astronomical history, and clear overviews of current science. It provides a handy reference to upcoming naked-eye events, with information broken out in clear and simple diagrams and tables that are cross-referenced against a detailed almanac for each year covered. This book puts a variety of information all in one place, presents it in a friendly way that does not require prior in-depth astronomical knowledge, and provides the context and historical background for understanding events that astronomy software or web sites lack.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461406099
• ISBN 13: 9781461406099
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 438