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Guides, Manuals, and Atlases
The Scientific American Science Desk Reference- Author: Scientific American
- Edition: 1st, Desk Edition
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
- Publication Location/Year: New York/1999
- ISBN: 978-0471356752
- About: This handy reference book includes answers about many different science topics, including space and astronomy. It contains definitions, explanations, and biographies about important concepts and people related to the field and enhances them with web links, tables, and pictures.
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Facts on File Stars & Planets Atlas- Author: Ian Ridpath
- Edition: New Edition
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publication Location/Year: New York/2005
- ISBN: 978-0816062942
- About: This book leads young astronomers through our Solar System, introducing them to the stars and planets we know and might see through a telescope. Illustrations, charts, maps, and diagrams help readers learn about Earth's neighbors.
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Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook, Epoch 2000.0
- Author: Ian Ridpath and Arthur P. Norton
- Edition: 20th Edition
- Publisher: Dutton
- Publication Location/Year: New York/2004
- ISBN: 978-0131451643
- About: Opening with a chapter about how stars move through our celestial sphere as time passes, this book takes readers through many different concepts related to astronomy. It includes charts of the moon's craters, tables of constellations, and sky charts to help you locate them.
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The Cambridge Star Atlas
- Author: Wil Tirion
- Edition: 4th Edition
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Location/Year: Cambridge/2011
- ISBN: 978-0521173636
- About: This spiral-bound atlas includes sky charts for both the northern and southern night sky, maps of the moon, and seasonal star charts. It provides information to help you locate stars, galaxies, and star clusters that can be seen with either binoculars or a telescope.
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The Cambridge Double Star Atlas
- Author: James Mullaney and Wil Tirion
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Location/Year: Cambridge, U.K., 2009
- ISBN: 978-0521493437
- About: Like the previous atlas, this book contains many fascinating objects for stargazers to view with either binoculars or telescopes. The content in this atlas focuses on double and multiple stars and labels each with its discoverer and designations.
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The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them: Observing Eclipses, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Other Celestial Wonders- Author: Fred Schaaf
- Publisher: John Wiley
- Publication Location/Year: Hoboken, N.J./2007
- ISBN: 978-0471696575
- About: This book lays out some of the most amazing sights in the night sky, based off of the author's personal experiences. It starts off with some basic terminology and then introduces you to the sights and tells you how to see them for yourself in the night sky.
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Sky and Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
- Author: Roger W. Sinnott
- Publisher: Sky Publishing
- Publication Location/Year: Cambridge, MA/2006
- ISBN: 978-1931559317
- About: This small but handy atlas contains 80 easy-to-read charts helping you to identify and find thousands of night-sky objects. It also includes constellation charts with stick figures to help you recognize the shapes and close-up charts of some of the most well-known features of the sky.
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See the Stars: Your First Guide to the Night Sky- Author: Ken Croswell
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
- Publication Location/Year: Honesdale, PA/2000
- ISBN: 978-1563977572
- About: This guide book is designed to help beginner astronomers learn how to recognize star patterns in the sky. It uses a two-page spread to focus on one constellation each month and provides diagrams and descriptions of each. The "When to Look" boxes and night sky photographs will help young viewers find the constellations in the night sky.
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Night Sky Atlas- Author: Robin Scagell
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
- Publication Location/Year: London/2007
- ISBN: 978-1405320337
- About: This atlas contains many beautiful, full-color images, introducing young astronomers to the universe and what they will see when they look up at the night sky. It has detailed information about constellations, including strategies to locate many of them from different locations. This volume includes see-through pages and a CD-ROM to enhance the experience.
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National Audubon Society: Field Guide to the Night Sky
- Author: National Audubon Society: Mark R. Chartrand, President. Charts by Wil Tirion.
- Edition: 12th printing: A Chanticleer Press edition.
- Publisher: A.A. Knopf: Distributed by Random House
- Publication Location/Year: New York/2000, ©1991
- ISBN: 978-0679408529
- About: This handy field guide goes into detail on the different types of stars and objects you will see in the night sky and includes a variety of appendices to chart lunar phases, eclipses, planet positions, and much more. Full color star charts and photographs help you locate the objects in the night sky.
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- Author: Rony De Laet.
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Publisher: Springer Verlag
- Publication Year: 2011
- ISBN: 978-1461405948
- About: This is one to keep an eye out for! It is due out in October 2011. Click the link to Amazon for some Editorial Reviews. This entry will be updated upon release and review of the book.
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Dictionaries
Facts On File Dictionary of Astronomy- Author: John Daintith and William Gould
- Edition: 5th Edition
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publication Location/Year: New York/2006
- ISBN: 978-0816059980
- About: This dictionary contains clear, concise definitions for over 3,000 astronomy-related terms. It includes pronunciation symbols with a key and begins with a guide to help you use the dictionary effectively.
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Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy
- Author: Jacqueline Mitton
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Location/Year: Cambridge, UK/New York/2007
- ISBN: 978-0521823647
- About: Beautiful, full-color images and photographs help illustrate and explain the meaning of around 1,300 astronomy-related terms. Included in the definitions are astronomical objects, constellations, observatories, and even space missions. This dictionary is also available in electronic format for the Amazon Kindle.
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The Solar System: An A-Z Guide- Author: Christina Wilsdon
- Publisher: Franklin Watts
- Publication Location/Year: New York/2000
- ISBN: 978-0531117101 (978-0531164891, paperback version)
- About: This dictionary defines terms, concepts, people, and places encountered while studying the solar system, astronomy, and space exploration. The definitions are simple enough for intermediate readers and include colorful photos and illustrations to help express meaning.
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The Universal Book of Astronomy from the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance
- Author: David J. Darling
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publication Location/Year: Hoboken, NJ/2004
- ISBN: 978-0471265696
- About: With over 3,000 entries, this dictionary explores locations, history, scientific terms, objects, and people, all related to astronomy. Many entries include illustrations and there are several pages of full-color photographs. With this book, you can easily look up your topic and find in-depth and detailed information.
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Encyclopedias
Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Questions and Answers- Author: Brian Williams
- Publisher: Southwestern Company
- Publication Location/Year: Nashville, TN/2000, ©1998
- ISBN: 978-0871974655
- About: This is a three-volume set, with the first volume dedicated to Earth and Space Science. The simple question and answer format is great for younger astronomers looking for information. It includes an index, making it easier to find specific topics in the book.
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Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy
- Author: Michael E. Bakich
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Location/Year: Cambridge/New York/2003
- ISBN: 978-0521812986
- About: This encyclopedia is organized by theme, discussing observation techniques, telescopes, online resources, and night-sky objects. It is a strong resource for both beginners and more experienced observers, providing plans and advice to begin and improve as an amateur astronomer.
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