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| National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (Audubon Society Field Guide Series)
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Author: NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: 1991-10-15
ISBN-10: 0679408525
ISBN-13: 9780679408529
List Price: $19.95
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals (National Audubon Society Field Guides)
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The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), nebulae, astronomical bodies, objects, phenomena, and -- yes -- comets. Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens with 48 monthly sky charts of the northern sky and 88 constellation charts, each offering a detailed map of individual constellations. Essays on the universe, the solar system, and constellations introduce the reader to the wonders of the sky.
Absolutely first rate--no complaints at all
| Customer Rating: | I picked this out without quite knowing what I was looking for, but just hoped for the best and got this one. I've been using it for about six months. It now seems ideal to me in every way. I would say it has everything, but that would be to suggest that it is too long, whereas its really just the right size, with ample, well-organized materials, but no real fat. I was worried when I picked it up about the really thick section of color plates, but these have proven very useful (particularly the 12 plates of the night sky for each month). The write-ups are great, with a nice mix of ancient history (including an awareness of traditions outside Greece and Rome), Renaissance astronomy, and simple astronomical points of interest (did you know that the "head of the demon," Algol in Perseus, seems to wink? Do you know the mystery about Sirius--that every ancient source records it as being red?)
Well, you can't write an incredibly laudatory review without some exception striking you, and what occurs to me as I type this is how much I'd like a plate showing what the constellations supposedly depict--lord knows it's tricky trying to see a water-bearer in Aquarius, or a ram in the paltry three stars that make up Aries! |
Book Review: National Audubon Society field guide to the night sky
| Customer Rating:  | | The National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky is a good book to get you started in the field of astronomy. Alone the book offers a ton of information, but is not the clearest in its descriptions of several concepts. As a pocket reference this book cannot be beat. Filled with many many good pictures to help fuel your imagination and fervor towards astronomy, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning the basics of this field of study. |
Fallen from grace
| Customer Rating: | I've used this book for years with happy results. I've often impressed friends with my knowledge of planetary positions in the night sky by using the "planetary longitude" table in the appendices.
However, this year marked the end of the usefullness of the planetary longitude table(which is something I use a lot). It only has information through 2005. Audubon should offer an update to this so I don't have to purchase the book again just to get the P.L. table. |
Excellent Guide
| Customer Rating: | | If you're interested in studying the night sky by eye, this is an awesome guide. The explanations are clear, the charts are great, and the background material is interesting. It will tell you what you can see up there, how to find it, and when you'll be able to see it, which was exactly what I was looking for. This book has everything you need to appreciate your backyard view more fully. |
'Out on the lawn I lie in bed...'
| Customer Rating: | | For those who remain spellbound by the canopy of night with all the beauty and mythology and mystery gazing at the stars brings to mind, this book is a godsend. Without requiring previous courses in astronomy and without spending hours cross referencing words to match constellations to match positions to match meanings, this book comfortably and beautifully offers maps and photographs, essays and information that make looking heavenward all the more exciting. The writing is accurate, updated, understandable to the novice, and makes a terrific companion to seeking answers and directions to the stars and the planets. A valuable aide to your appreciation of the universe! Grady Harp, December 2004 |
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