A Walk through the Southern Sky : A Guide to Stars, Constellations and Their Legends
Milton. Heifetz
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (130 p.)
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| Utgave | 3rd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; A Walk through the Southern Sky; Dedication; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: MEASURING DISTANCES IN THE SKY; Map of the Moon; Significant Luna missions; Significant Apollo missions; DISTANCES TO THE STARS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL AWARENESS; THE BRIGHTNESS OF STARS; THE MILKY WAY; LIFE IN THE HEAVENS; INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF THE ATLAS; SPRING STARS; SUMMER STARS; AUTUMN STARS; WINTER STARS; PART 2: A WALF THROUGH THE HEAVENS; A WALK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SKY; THE SOUTHERN CROSS (CRUX) (FIGURE 9); PATHWAYS FROM CRUX; To locate Musca (Figure 11). - LEGEND OF AQUARIUS. - PATHWAYS FROM GRUSTo locate Tucana (Figures 17 and 18); To locate Indus (Figure 17); To locate Capricornus; THE DIPHDA-FOMALHAUT-ACHENAR-PEACOCK TRIANGLES; To locate Ankaa in the constellation of Phoenix (Figure 19); THE GRUS-SAGITTARIUS-SCORPIUS-LUPUS RELATIONSHIP (FIGURE 20); To locate Microscopium; To locate Telescopium; To locate Norma; THE CANIS MAJOR-PUPPIS-CARINA (CANOPUS) RELATIONSHIP; To locate Puppis (Figure 21); THE RIVER ERIDANUS (FIGURE 22); GUIDES TO THE SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE (SCP) (FIGURE 23); THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; STARTING FROM ORION (FIGURE 24); PATHWAYS FROM ORION. - TO LOCATE VEGA IN LYRA (FIGURE 33)TO LOCATE THE NORTHERN CROSS (CYGNUS) (FIGURE 34); TO LOCATE PEGASUS (FIGURES 35 AND 36); TO LOCATE ALTAIR IN AQUILA; TO LOCATE HAMAL IN ARIES, DIPHDA IN CETUS AND FOMALHAUT IN PISCIS AUSTRINUS (FIGURE 36); To locate Aries; To locate Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus; To locate Diphda in Cetus; TO LOCATE PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA (FIGURE 37); TO LOCATE HERCULES FIGURE 38); TO LOCATE OPHIUCHUS (FIGURE 40); TO LOCATE SERPENS; TO LOCATE ANTARES IN SCORPIUS; TO LOCATE SAGITTARIUS; GENERAL SUMMARY OF PATHWAYS; PART 3: LEGENDS OF THE CONSTELLATIONS; LEGEND OF ANDROMEDA. - To locate CorvusTo locate Carina (Figure 12); To locate Achernar of Eridanus; THE CENTAURUS-CRUX-VELA RELATIONSHIP; THE TRUE AND FALSE SOUTHERN CROSSES; To locate Vela and the False Southern Cross (Figure 13); THE ACRUX-CANOPUS-ACHERNAR TRIANGLE (FIGURE 14); THE CENTAURUS-LUPUS-ARA-LIBRA-SCORPIUS RELATIONSHIP (FIGURE 15); PATHWAYS FROM CENTAURUS; To Lupus; To locate Libra; To Ara; To Circinus and Triangulum Australe; THE SAGITTARIUS-CENTAURUS-HYDRUS-PAVO RELATIONSHIP (FIGURE 16); To locate Peacock in Pavo; THE ARCHERNAR-FOMALHAUT-PEACOCK TRIANGLE; To locate Grus (Figure 17). - To locate Sirius in Canis Major (Figure 25)To locate Procyon in Canis Minor; To locate Taurus and its star clusters the Hyades and the Pleiades; To locate Achernar and Canopus; To locate Gemini (Figure 26); To locate Auriga; To locate Lepus, Columba and Cetus (Figure 27); To locate Cetus; ORION'S ENCIRCLEMENT (FIGURE 28); TO LOCATE ARCTURUS IN BOOTES (FIGURE 29); TO LOCATE COR CAROLI IN CANES VENATICI; TO LOCATE CORONA BOREALIS; TO LOCATE SPICA IN VIRGO (FIGURE 30); TO LOCATE CORVUS; TO LOCATE HYDRA, THE WATER SNAKE; TO LOCATE LEO (FIGURE 31); TO LOCATE CANCE (FIGURE 32). - A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere.
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| ISBN | 9781107698987
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