Zim, Herbert S. 1909-1994. Stars : : a guide to the constellations, sun, moon, planets, and other features of the heavens / [electronic resource] / by Herbert S. Zim and Robert H. Baker ; illustrated by James Gordon Irving.. — Rev. ed. / rev. and updated by Mark R. Chartrand.. — New York : Racine, Wis. : : Golden Press ; : Western Pub. Co.,, 1985.. — 160 p. : : ill. (some col.) ; 16 cm. — (A Golden guide).
Includes index.
: Observing The Sky -- : Activities for the Amateur -- : The Universe and the Solar System -- : The Sun and Sunlight -- : Telescopes -- : Stars -- : Classification -- : Star Types -- : Galaxies -- : Constellations -- : North Circumpolar Constellations -- : Constellations of Spring -- : Constellations of Summer -- : Constellations of Autumn -- : Constellations of Winter -- : South Circumpolar Constellations -- : The Solar System -- : The Planets -- : Locating the Visible Planets -- : Comets -- : Meteors and Meteorites -- : Observing Meteors -- : The Moon -- : Eclipses -- : Objects for Observation.
Анотація: Provides charts, tables, and instructions for the amateur astronomer on how, where, and when to observe stars, constellations, and planets. Also discusses meteors, comets, eclipses, and other celestial objects.