Out of the blue : a 24-hour skywatcher's guide / / John Naylor [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Naylor John C (John Caldicott), <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 551.56/5
• Soggetto topico: Meteorological optics; Astronomy
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Daylight -- Shadows -- Mirages -- Sunset and sunrise -- Rainbow -- Coronae and glories -- Atmospheric halos -- Night sky -- Moon -- Eclipses -- Planets -- Stars -- Comets and meteors.
• Sommario/riassunto: Why is the sky blue and why are sunsets red? When can I see a rainbow? Why is the moon sometimes visible in daylight? In Out of the Blue skywatcher John Naylor offers practical advice about where and when you can expect to see natural phenomena, what you will see and how to improve your chances of seeing it. He takes in both the night and the day sky, and deals only with what can be seen with the naked eye. Drawing on science, history, literature and mythology, and written in a popular style that assumes only basic scientific know-how, Out of the Blue is for everyone who enjoys being outdoors and who feels curious or puzzled about things optical and astronomical.
• Titolo autorizzato: Out of the blue
• ISBN: 1-107-13184-7; 1-280-43381-7; 9786610433810; 1-139-14757-9; 0-511-16975-2; 0-511-06404-7; 0-511-05771-7; 0-511-30853-1; 0-511-53659-3; 0-511-07250-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450343503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II