The Astronomy Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and...

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Govert Schilling

The Astronomy Handbook

The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe...

Govert Schilling

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Running Press Adult
09 July 2024

Astronomy, space & time; Space science

The entire universe in one practical, easy-to-use, easy-to-understand handbook.

An essential guide for every amateur astronomer.

The Astronomy Handbook, by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling, is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or need to know about space, including:

- the stars and the constellations

- planets

- comets

- eclipses

- galaxies

- black holes

- exoplanets

- and much more

It also offers an excellent education for every amateur astronomer, including detailed and practical information on how to:

- locate and track the movements of the constellations throughout the year

- view the planets and the cosmos

- select the best equipment to use, including telescopes and cameras

- photograph objects in space

Schilling provides a fascinating history of astronomy, as well as clear and accessible explanations of binary, variable, and neutron stars; black holes and gamma-ray bursts; the formation and structure of galaxies; dark matter; and extra-terrestrial life. The Astronomy Handbook is a primordial soup-to-nuts guide to the cosmos and an essential reference for every student of the universe.

By: Govert Schilling
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 204mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9780762486502
ISBN 10: 0762486503
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky, Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time and The Elephant in the Universe. He lives in the Netherlands.

Reviews for The Astronomy Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe

""A deep dive...a great resource for those who like astronomical history.""--GeekDad, on Constellations ""An impressively comprehensive bird's-eye view of a research topic that is both many decades established and yet still at the very cutting edge of astronomy and physics.""--Katie Mack, Wall Street Journal, on The Elephant in the Universe