02834cam a2200397 i 4500 1390587396 TxAuBib 20240905120000.0 230615s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023028218 9780762486502 HRD 30.00 0762486503 HRD 30.00 (OCoLC)1401909286 TxAuBib rda eng dut Schilling, Govert, author. Handboek sterrenkunde English. The astronomy handbook [BOOK] : the ultimate guide to observing and understanding stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe / Govert Schilling. First U.S. edition. New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2024. ix, 246 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Astronomy as a science -- The history of astronomy -- Telescopes -- Modern astronomy -- The night sky -- The celestial sphere -- Constellations -- The zodiac -- Amateur astronomy -- Earth, moon, and sun -- Motions and eclipses -- The moon -- The sun -- The solar system -- The inner parts of the solar system -- The outer parts of the solar system -- Meteors, asteroids, and comets -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Stars -- Star clusters and nebulae -- The Milky Way -- The Universe -- Galaxies -- The evolution of the universe -- Life in the universe. "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 extraterrestrial life.". "First published as Handboek Sterrenkunde by Fontaine Uitgevers, The Netherlands". 20240905. Astronomy Handbooks, manuals, etc. Astronomy Observers' manuals. Handbooks and manuals.