Firefly Atlas of the Universe.FIREFLY ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE PATRICK MOORE
Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March, 1923) known as Patrick Moore Billed as "a definitive reference to the stars, the planets, and the universe," this book could serve as either textbook or coffee table selection. Big, beautiful photographs from space missions, land telescopes, and other sources are interspersed with detailed sky maps and information-packed text. Including charts of every mapped body in our solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. , the book also offers maps and guides to constellations and stars, a history of astronomy Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity, with its origins in the religious, mythological, and astrological practices of pre-history: vestiges of these are still found in astrology, a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy, and , and information on solar eclipses Selected solar eclipses, past and future. Antiquity Date of eclipse Time (UTC) Type Central Duration (*) Eclipse Path Notes Start Mid End June 24, 1312 BCE - 10:44 - total 04m33s Anatolia Mursili's eclipse and sunspots sunspots, dark, usually irregularly shaped spots on the sun's surface that are actually solar magnetic storms. The Chinese recorded dark features on the sun seen with the naked eye in 28 B.C. . Astronomer Moore, the author of more than 60 books and host of a BBC television show about astronomy, has updated this volume with the most-recent images available. Of special interest to amateur astronomers will be the author's suggestions on building home observatories. This book can be enjoyed by both advanced and novice stargazers, as it includes chapter section titles ranging from "Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Camelopardalis, Lacerta" to "Choosing a Telescope." Firefly Books Ltd., 2005, 288 p., color photos and illus., hardcover, $45.00. |
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