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UNINA9910300391103321 |
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Autore |
Eagle Dave |
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From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer : How to Advance to the Next Level / / by Dave Eagle |
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New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, , 1431-9756 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Observations, Astronomical |
Astronomy—Observations |
Astronomy |
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
Popular Science in Astronomy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Moving On - Awareness of the Sky -- The Sun – Observational warnings and what can be seen -- The Moon -- Interesting and unusual features through the year -- The Planets – Visibility of the planets depending on the ecliptic -- Dwarf Planets – Finding these fairly bright minor members of the Solar System -- Meteors – What they don’t tell you -- Comets – An introduction to comet hunting -- Man-made Objects – How to observe satellites and other man-made objects -- The Stars – Guide to the different types of stars visible -- Deep-sky Objects – Some of the objects visible throughout the year -- Equipment -- Basic Astrophotography -- Telescope Astrophotography -- Software -- Places of Interest -- Meeting Other People – Local and national astronomical societies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The beginning astronomical observer passes through a series of stages.The initial stage is hugely exciting and gives beginners a real buzz as they discover some of the faint fuzzy objects, markings on the planets, rings around Saturn and the craters on the Moon. But as novice stargazers progress, they want to know what more there is than looking at faint fuzzy blobs or indistinct planet markings. Many novices jump to the conclusion – wrongly – that they need to spend lots of |
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