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Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Introduction / The Celestial Sphere and Apparent Motion of the Sun / Coordinate Systems / Motion and Phases of the Moon / The Planets / Comets, Meteoroids, and Meteor Showers / Constellations, Asterisms and Star Names / Star Properties / Telescopes / Appendix A: Measuring Angles / Appendix B: Measuring Distance in Astronomy / Appendix C: Time Keeping / Star Magnitude Systems and Distance Modulus