First magnitude [[electronic resource] ] : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler

• Autore: Kaler James B
• Pubblicazione: Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 520
• Soggetto topico: Stars; Constellations; Planets; Astronomy
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Bright Lights; Chapter One The Warming Sun; First, What Is It?; And Then, Where Is It?; Other Places; Seasonings; Time; Days and Years; Action!; Under the Rainbow; Chapter Two The Changing Moon; Earth First; By Contrast...; Devastation; Origins; And of Earth?; Where and When: the Phase Cycle; Back and Front; Some Oddities Involving the Full Moon; Calendar Issues; Seasons of the Moon; Tidal Waters; Dueling Months; Rings and Things; Shadows; Shades of the Moon; Taming the Occult; Chapter Three Wandering Planets; Instant Recognition ; Looking for Venus and Mercury?Of Jupiter and Saturn; And Then There's Mars; What Did the Ancients Make of All This?; Movements Made Simple; Visitations; Follow the Rules; Crescent of Venus; "Eclipses"; Eccentricity; The Real Thing; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter and Saturn; Uranus and Neptune; Pluto; Chapter Four Sparkling Stars: An Entr'acte; Number; The Constellations; Star Names; A Galaxy of Stars; Stars; Really Big Stars; Chapter Five Bright Star; Arcturus (Alpha Boötis); Spica (Alpha Virginis); Antares (Alpha Scorpii); Vega (Alpha Lyrae); Altair (Alpha Aquilae); Deneb (Alpha Cygni) ; Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini)Achernar (Alpha Eridani); Capella (Alpha Aurigae); Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri); Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis); Rigel (Beta Orionis); Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris); Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris); Canopus (Alpha Carinae); Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a Little Help from Pollux; Pollux (Beta Geminorum); Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris); Regulus (Alpha Leonis); Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a Preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha Not Far Behind; And Finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri); Chapter Six The Sky is Falling ; Failed Planet Arrival; On the Ground; Hard on the Ground or You Don't Want To Be Anywhere Around; Frozen Leftovers; Comet Return, Route 1; Comet Cocktail; Comet Return, Route 2; Great Comets; Collision; Comet Flakes; Hot Showers; Chapter Seven Once and Future Star; Nova; And Here They Are; Supernova; The Crab Walks at Midnight; Double Down; Eruption; Rare As They Come But Oh What a Sight One Would Be; "First Magnitude"; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "First Magnitude" is an entry-level book for readers with brightly lit skies. Its purpose is to show them that all is not lost, that they can still enjoy personal astronomy and have an appreciation of the heavens no matter where they live. It concentrates on the Sun, Moon, the five bright planets, and on the 23 brightest stars, which are visible from just about anywhere. The book concludes with bright ephemeral phenomena: meteors, comets, and exploding stars. The concept is a platform for introducing the reader to the wonders of the nighttime and daytime skies and serves as an introduction to
• Titolo autorizzato: First magnitude
• ISBN: 1-283-90007-6; 981-4417-43-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788621603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II