| Description |
111 p. : col. ill., maps ; 37 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Map of the northern sky : northern hemisphere -- Map of the southern sky : southern hemisphere -- [Photographs] The distant universe [image taken by the Hubble space telescope] ; An island in space [Galaxy M83 in Hydra] ; A spiral galaxy [NGC 891] ; Our galaxy [The Milky Way, central core] ; The Milky Way [close-up] -- The Big Dipper -- The Little Dipper -- Canes Venatici -- Bootes -- Leo -- Virgo -- Corona Borealis -- Hercules -- Lyra -- Cygnus -- Aquila -- Scorpius -- Sagittarius -- Pegasus -- Andromeda -- Triangulum -- Cassiopeia -- Perseus -- Auriga -- Taurus -- Orion -- Canis Major -- Canis Minor -- Gemini -- Cancer -- Dorado -- Carina -- Centaurus -- Crux -- Tucana -- The recreational stargazer. |
| Summary |
A guide to 30 of the most important constellations seen in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| Subject |
Stars -- Atlases.
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Northern sky (Astronomy) -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
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Constellations -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
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| Added Author |
Fujii, Akira, 1941- ill.
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| ISBN |
1552096432 (bound) |
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9781552096437 (bound) |
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1552096106 (pbk.) |
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9781552096109 (pbk.) |
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