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Exploring the Solar System With Binoculars

Exploring the Solar System With Binoculars A Beginner's Guide to the Sun, Moon and Planets

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this journey of discovery, Stephen James O'Meara shows you how to observe our Solar System's wonders with ease, using nothing more than the unaided eye and inexpensive handheld binoculars. The guide presents a new way to identify and appreciate the wonders of the Solar System in detail, such as lunar and solar eclipses, sunspots, the Moon's craters, the planets, meteors, and comets. It is a unique observing guide for all amateur astronomers, proving you don't need big and expensive equipment to enjoy astronomy from your own backyard. You will learn a variety of skills, including how to find Venus in the daytime, how to identify faint features in bright comets, how to increase your chances of seeing an abundant meteor shower, and how to track the changing aspects of the planets and their moons. A must for Solar System explorers everywhere!

About the Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521741286
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 522.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 156
Weight: 630g
Height: 296mm
Width: 212mm
Spine width: 11mm