Helpful tips on locating stars in the night sky through every season of the year make this a book the whole family can enjoy together.90,000 stargazers can't be wrong! Our original Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations was such a hit that we're bringing it back in an affordable paperback edition for a new generation!

    

    Gehrz, G.L. Grasdalen, and J.A. Hackwell, Astronomy, Infrared; G.R. Carruthers, Astronomy, Ultraviolet Space; H.L. Shipman, Astrophysics; R. A. Saenz and S.L. Shapiro, Black Holes (Astronomy); S.N. Shore, Binary Stars; F.R. Hoots, Celestial Mechanics; E.P. Tryon, Cosmic Inflation; P. Meyer, Cosmic Radiation; J.J. Dykla, Cosmology; S.N. Shore, Dark Matter in the Universe; J.P. Huchra, Galactic Structure and Evolution; S. White, Gamma-Ray Astronomy; A.L. Albee, Lunar Rocks; R.C. Reedy, Meteorites Cosmic Ray Record; B.J. Buratti, Moon (Astronomy); R. Davis, Jr., Neutrino Astronomy; S.N. Shore, Neutrino Star; L.D. Barr, Optical Telescopes; J.S. Levine, Planetary Satellites, Natural; L.A. McFadden, Primitive Solar System Objects: Asteroids and ComINSERT ets; C. Michel, Pulsars; S.N. Shore, Quasars; S. Gulkis, Radio Astronomy, Planetary; S.N. Shore, Radio Astronomy; J.L. Anderson, Relativity, General; J.D. McGervey, Relativity Special; C.J. Crannell, Solar Physics; S.F. Dermott, Solar System, General; C.T. Russell, Solar System, Magnetic and Electric Fields; L.J. Lanzerotti, Solar-Terrestrial Physics; D.G. York, Space Interstellar Matter; S.N. Shore, Star Clusters; J.B. Lester, Stellar Spectroscopy; P. Bodenheimer, Stellar Structure and Evolution; D. Branch, Supernovae; D. Branch, Supernova 1987; S. Shore, Variable Stars; J.E. Grindlay, X-Ray Astronomy.

    James Kaler explains the alphabet of stellar astronomy, running from cool M stars to hot O stars, and tells the story of their evolution. Before embarking on a voyage of cosmic discovery, the author discusses the fundamental properties of stars, their atomic structure and the formation of spectra. Then, Kaler considers each star type individually and explores its spectra in detail. A review of unusual, hard-to-classify stars, and a discussion of data related to the birth, life and death of stars round out the text. This book is an important resource for all amateur astronomers and students of astronomy. Professionals will find it a refreshing read as well.

    A re-worked text throughout relects the latest discoveries and theories, and the most up-to-the-minute new photographs bring these volumes into the 21st century while mintaining the authority and accessibilty of the original. Asimov's original work forms the basis for a fascinating mixture of science fact and theory combined with his higly readable prose style. The result is a series capable of answering, in an understandable and truly informative way, the multitude of questions children ask when they gae skyward. The 12 revised volumes already in print will soon be joined by 18 more, covering all aspects of the universe and its exploration.

    are well known. Meanwhile the pre-Hubble, Pre-Apollo, pre-Sputnik artists are receding into the mists as more new artists appear (along with their snazzy up to date computers and expensive software). Visions of Space is a tribute to these original masters: the dreamers who imagined the rings of Saturn at sunset as viewed from one of its moons, the optimists who knew their grandchildren would live in domed habitats on the Moon, the artists who drew Von Braun wheels in orbit around the planets (with the firm belief that mankind would have reached this far by no later than the end of the twentieth century), the adventure minded who saw in their mind's eye the churning clouds of Jupiter seen from a mining colony on a Galilean moon.

    The objects included range from those visible in binoculars to faint galaxies requiring a 30 cm telescope. For most objects descriptions are given for a range of telescope apertures; the catalogue contains data not available elsewhere.

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    Also discusses the Milky Way Galaxy, comets, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.