2016 Guide to the Night Sky - Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion,  Royal Observatory Greenwich

2016 Guide to the Night Sky

A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland
Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2015 | New edition
Collins (Verlag)
978-0-00-814131-8 (ISBN)
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A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2016. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.


Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40°N and 60°N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States.


Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.


Content includes:




Advice on where to start looking.
Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see.
Positions of the moon and visible planets.
Details of objects and events you might see in 2016.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.

Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 160 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-00-814131-2 / 0008141312
ISBN-13 978-0-00-814131-8 / 9780008141318
Zustand Neuware
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