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- Provides the fundamental knowledge of the night sky required by all astronomers
- Does not rely on the reader owning any expensive equipment, indeed emphasises the necessity of getting to know the night sky with the naked eye
- Maps and Illustrations are used throughout the text
- The first English edition of a Portuguese bestseller includes various improvements and updates while retaining the successful structure of the original book
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The author, who is a well-known Portugese amateur astronomer, methodically explains how to recognize the brighter stars and major constellations and, thus, how to find one’s way around the night sky. … This book does an effective job of doing what it sets out to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the night sky for the first time and understand how the night sky visible to us changes during the night and during the year." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, Vol. 125 (1186), 2005)
"The book is about how to identify the stars and constellations … . This book comprises a nice selection of careful thought out diagrams which fit in beautifully with the text … . I would really recommend it to someone who is new to astronomy or as a reference book for the regular observer. … With the aid of this book … even the newest observer will be off to a flying start. … The language of the book is easily accessible … ." (Samuel George, Photopresse, Issue: 44, October, 2004)
"The book is targeted at newcomers to astronomy … . the book is interesting and accessible, the concepts discussed are easy to understand and the content flows naturally, with chapters on identifying the constellations, stars and the celestial sphere. … the book closes with 40 pages of appendices with lots of useful tables and data. The diagrams … are especially clear and concise … . This book would certainly point the newcomer in the right direction! I would recommend this practical guide … ." (Mark Allison, Popular Astronomy, July-September, 2006)
Authors and Affiliations
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Lisbon, Portugal
Guilherme Almeida
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Navigating the Night Sky
Book Subtitle: How to Identify the Stars and Constellations
Authors: Guilherme Almeida
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-85233-898-5
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-737-7Published: 10 May 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-1-85233-898-5Published: 03 November 2012
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 205
Additional Information: Original Portuguese edition published by Plátano Edicoes Técnicas, Lda. Lisboa, Portugal 1999 (3rd ed)