Stars and planets

Author(s)

    • Gallagher, Amie
    • Great Britain. Nautical Almanac Office
    • Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Bibliographic Information

Stars and planets

Ian Ridpath ; editorial consultant, Amie Gallagher ; star charts by Royal Greenwich Observatory

Dorling Kindersley, 2002

2nd American ed

Available at  / 6 libraries

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Note

"A Dorling Kindersley book."

"All star charts and planet-location diagrams plotted by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, Royal Greenwich Observatory"--P. 224

Includes index

Contents of Works

  • Universe
  • What is a star?
  • Star families and variable stars
  • Solar System
  • Celestial sphere
  • Star names and conventions
  • Observing the stars
  • Binoculars and telescopes
  • Astrophotography
  • Solar System: Sun
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Moon
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
  • Comets and meteors
  • Asteroids and meteorites
  • Constellations: constellations A-Z
  • Monthly sky guides: January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

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