Sky Phenomena: A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of the Stars: With Sections on Poetry in Astronomy, Constellation Mythology, and the

by Norman Davidson

Sky Phenomena leads the student/reader from the stars as seen from earth, through the sun, moon, and planets, to the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, and the Southern Hemisphere sky. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940262568
• ISBN13: 9780940262560
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A guidebook for anyone who enjoys gazing at the heavens

Sky Phenomena: A Guide To Naked-Eye Observation Of The Stars is a well written guide by Norman Davidson for the nonspecialist general reader seeking to observing the wonders of the heavens without the expense of elaborate or expensive telescopes. Individual chapters expertly cover various stars and constellations, the moon, eclipses, the planets, the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, the southern hemisphere sky, and so much more. Appendices round out the simple guidelines and black-and-white diagrams with technical data, reference charts of astronomical symbols, star maps for observers at the equator, and much more. A superb guidebook for anyone who enjoys gazing at the heavens, Sky Phenomena is enthusiastically recommended for personal, school, and community library Astromony reference collections.