Summer Stargazing

Catalog description

Summer Stargazing, part number ZHUD010, is a discontinued product from the 2007–2011 catalog. It was last listed at $14.95.

An abundantly illustrated guide to the year's best stargazing season.

Summer brings with it fine stargazing weather; it also happens to be the time of the year when our galaxy the Milky Way arches high across the sky.-- Terence DickinsonThe cool clear nights from May to October offer astronomers the best opportunities for stargazing. Few sights in nature can compare with the splendor of a dazzling star-filled sky.

Summer Stargazing captures the grandeur of the universe with down-to-earth simplicity. All that is needed is a reasonably dark night sky a pair of binoculars or a simple telescope and this book.

The book features everything else the amateur astronomer needs including easy-to-use color star charts that cover the entire North American sky for one year and photographic-quality charts for this main stargazing season.

With Summer Stargazing astronomers can delve into the majesty of the starry night to explore: Planets of the Solar System Galaxies Remote star-forming nebulas Glittering star dusters and more.

Helpful advice is given for safely viewing special phenomena such as eclipses and auroras.

Summer Stargazing is both a stargazing guide and a pictorial celebration of the summer night sky.

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