Night Sky · A Guide to Field Identification (Golden Field Guide From St. Martin's Press) by Chartrand, Mark R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Notice Preface Table of Contents Introduction

BASIC ASTRONOMY

Terrestrial Coordinates Horizon Coordinates The Celestial Sphere Celestial Coordinates Time and the Sky Time Zones Sundials and the Equation of Time The Seasons Parallax and Precession

ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS

Basic Optics Telescopes and Telescope Mountings Astrophotography Binoculars for Skywatching

THE ATMOSPHERE AURORAE ZODIACAL LIGHT AND GEGENSCHEIN STARS

The Magnitude Scale Star Colors and Spectral Type Stellar Evolution Multiple Stars Variable Stars Open Star Clusters Globular Star Clusters

GALACTIC NEBULAE GALAXIES THE BRIGHTEST STARS—A Table THE CONSTELLATIONS—A Table USING STAR CHARTS AND CATALOGS USING SKY MAPS AND CONSTELLATION CHARTS

North Circumpolar Constellations Spring Skies Summer Skies Fall Skies Winter Skies South Circumpolar Constellations

THE CONSTELLATION CHARTS—In Alphabetical Order THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE SUN

Solar Eclipses How to View the Sun Safely Table and Maps of Solar Eclipses

THE MOON

Lunar Features Moon Phases Tides Lunar Occultations Lunar Eclipses

METEORS AND METEOR SHOWERS THE PLANETS AND RELATED OBJECTS

Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Asteroids Comets Orbits Planetary Phenomena

THE INVISIBLE UNIVERSE APPENDICES

Positions of Sun and Planets Planetary Satellites Table Phases of the Moon Sunrise and Sunset Tables Planetariums and Observatories Bibliography—Books and Magazines Sources of Astronomical Equipment and References

INDEX Acknowledgments Copyright