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Filled with one-of-a-kind images of planets, constellations, and galaxies, this complete reference includes more than 75 maps detailing topographic features of the planets and their moons, constellation charts for each season, timelines and diagrams, and much more. Full color.
43) Astronomical mindfulness: your cosmic guide to reconnecting with the sun, moon, stars, and planets
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Offers an in-depth look at the celestial bodies in our solar system and their movements and offers mindfulness exercises that can help readers foster a better connection to the cosmos and a new sense of presence in the universe.
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To the naked eye, the most evident defining feature of the planets is their motion across the night sky. It was this motion that allowed ancient civilizations to single them out as different from fixed stars. Although the motions of the planets may be described as simple elliptical orbits around the Sun, we have to observe them from a particular vantage point: the Earth, which spins daily on its axis and circles around the Sun each year, resulting...
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This is the definitive book on the Hubble Space Telescope, written by noted astronomer Jim Bell. Looking deep into space, by definition, means looking back in time--and the Hubble Space Telescope can look very far back, including at stars, nebulae, and galaxies that are millions, even billions, of years old. If there is a single legacy of Hubble as it turns 30 years old and nears the end of its useful life, it is this: It has done more to chronicle...
46) Astronomy
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Provides an introduction to astronomy, including information about the solar system, stars and constellations, and projects such as making a sundial.
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Have you ever wondered exactly how our Universe is put together? How is it built? And how it actually works? This is ultimate guide to the Cosmos will show as never before the inner workings of our planet, the Solar System, the galaxies and the Universe itself. This series investigates the nuts and bolts of our cosmos, exploring a whole range of fascinating celestial phenomena and how they came to be the way they are. Experts and mind-blowing CGI,...
52) The astronomers
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Introduces the most important astronomical discoveries of the century, and the people who shape our understanding of the universe.
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Fully updated to 2017, this is the ideal guide for beginning sky watchers. With monthly charts and other diagrams, it shows how the visible stars change from month to month and includes the many sky events that occur throughout they year. Includes sky activity charts and moon calendars; meteors (with dates of showers, including hourly rate of radiants); the planets; ecliptic charts; diagrams of interesting events; plus sky and constellation maps throughout.--...