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Author O'Meara, Stephen James, 1956-

Title Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the night sky with binoculars : a simple guide to the heavens.

Imprint Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  523.8 Om2s 2008    ---  Available
Description x, 149 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A dipper full of wonder -- The spring stars -- The summer stars -- The fall stars -- The winter stars -- The constellations -- Nova hunting with binoculars.
Summary After describing a constellation's mythology, readers are guided in locating and identifying its brightest stars in the sky, as well as any other bright targets of interest - colorful stars, double or multiple stars, star clusters and asterisms, nebulae, galaxies, variable stars, and more. --from publisher description
Subject Stars -- Observers' manuals.
Constellations -- Observers' manuals.
Astronomy -- Observers' manuals.
Binoculars.
Added Title Observing the night sky with binoculars
ISBN 9780521721707 (pbk.)
0521721709 (pbk.)
Standard No. AU@ 000043174839

 
    
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