Stargazing Astronomy without a Telescope [Paperback]

Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye.On a clear night, the vastness and beauty of the star-filled sky is awe-inspiring. In Stargazing: Astronomy without a Telescope Patrick Moore, Britain's best known astronomer reveals everything you need to know about the universe visible to the naked eye. Using detailed star charts, he describes month by month, the night skies of the northern and southern hemispheres, and looks at the Sun and the Moon, planets, comets and other celestial phenomena. This illustrated guide reveals just how much of our fascinating universe can be seen by the human eye.On a clear night, the vastness and beauty of the star-filled sky is awe-inspiring. In Stargazing: Astronomy without a Telescope Patrick Moore, Britain's best known astronomer reveals everything you need to know about the universe visible to the naked eye. Using detailed star charts, he describes month by month, the night skies of the northern and southern hemispheres, and looks at the Sun and the Moon, planets, comets and other celestial phenomena. This illustrated guide reveals just how much of our fascinating universe can be seen by the human eye.On a clear night, the vastness and beauty of the star-filled sky is awe inspiring. In Stargazing: Astronomy without a Telescope Patrick Moore, Britain's best known astronomer, tells you all you need to know about the universe visible to the naked eye. With the aid of charts and illustrations, he explains how to read the stars, to know which constellations lie overhead, their trajectory throughout the seasons, and the legends ascribed to them. In a month-by-month guide he describes using detailed star maps of the night skies of both the northern and southern hemispheres. He also takes a look at the planets, the Sun and the Moon and their eclipses, comets, meteors, as well as aurorae and other celestial phenomena--all in accessible scientific detail. This captivating book shows how, even with just l“.