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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $19.73
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Manufacturer: Sky Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Sissy Haas
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Publisher: Sky Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.841
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Publication Date: 2007-05-01
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Reading Level: 184
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Price: $18.00
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Sale: $7.26
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Ellen Jackson
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.84465
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Publication Date: 2008-05-05
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Reading Level: 64
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Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Description: The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe?
Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z
Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.
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Price: $32.99
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Sale: $15.00
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Wil Tirion
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.80223
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Publication Date: 2001-03-26
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Reading Level: 96
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Description: Developed by one of the foremost designers of astonomical maps, The Cambridge Star Atlas offers an unusual degree of breadth and detail for amateur and experienced astronomers. Northern and southern latitudes are included in a series of monthly sky charts and an atlas of the whole sky. Each of the 20 overlapping full color charts shows stars down to magnitude 6.5, together with about 900 nonstellar objects, such as clusters and galaxies, which can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope. This new edition features 52 color maps, improved versions of all the charts, and a thorough revision of the text and star data based on the latest information. In addition, there is a comprehensive double page map of the Moon's surface, which shows craters and other named features. Clear, authoritative, and easy-to-use, The Cambridge Star Atlas is an ideal reference for sky watchers everywhere, throughout the year. Wil Tirion began his first star atlas as a hobby, mapping the whole sky on five maps. It was published in the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and soon after was released as a separate set of maps by the British Astronomical Association. In 1983, Tirion began working as a full-time uranographer, or sky cartographer. Since then, he has contributed to many books and magazines on astronomy. He lives in the Netherlands.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $5.98
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Fred Schaaf
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Publisher: Wiley
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.8
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Publication Date: 2008-04-21
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: "Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky-what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like-has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward."
—David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade magazine, discoverer of twenty-one comets, and author of Starry Night and Cosmic Discoveries "Fred Schaaf is a poet of the stars. He brings the sky into people's lives in a way that is compelling and his descriptions have all the impact of witnessing the stars on a crystal-clear dark night."
—William Sheehan, coauthor of Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet and The Transits of Venus In this book, you’ll meet the twenty-one brightest stars visible from Earth. You’ll learn how to find these stars and discover the best ways to see them. Each star is profiled in a separate chapter, with detailed guidance on what to look for while observing it. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced amateur astronomers, the book shares fascinating information about the lore and legends connected with each star through history, as well as what the science of astronomy has to teach us about the star’s physical nature.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $24.84
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mike Weasner
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 522.2
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Publication Date: 2002-03-22
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Reading Level: 210
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Description: In 1996 Meade, the world's largest astronomical telescope manufacturer, introduced the ETX, a low-cost and genuinely portable instrument capable of results close to the theoretical limits of optical performance. Since then several different models have been introduced, most of them controlled by on-board computers that automatically point the telescope at objects selected from a database of 12,000. Unfortunately not all these objects are visible when looking through the ETX! (They are included because they can be imaged with special equipment.) Mike Weasner is a world-renowned expert on the ETX range, and describes the "best" 100 objects to start with, and offers hints and tips about using and looking after the telescope to get the best possible results.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $11.90
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Robin Scagell::David Frydman
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Publisher: Firefly Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.80223
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Publication Date: 2008-03-14
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: A practical, concise beginner's guide to viewing the night sky through binoculars. Stargazing with Binoculars is ideal for newcomers to astronomy. Authors Robin Scagell and David Frydman include the wide range of binoculars on the market and provide advice on features to consider when making a purchase. The book guides the beginner through the first steps of using binoculars to observe the night sky, describes what will be visible, and shows how to find specific objects. Illustrated throughout and filled with handy tips, the book covers: - What to expect from binoculars and how they actually work
- Buying binoculars for the first time
- Upgrading after the first purchase
- Observing the sun, the moon, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, clusters, variable stars, double stars, novas, nebulas and galaxies
- The effects of light pollution
- Observing from the city and from the countryside
- Terminology.
Stargazing with Binoculars is a practical, easy-to-read handbook for newcomers to astronomy, whatever their age.
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Price: $5.99
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Sale: $2.50
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Manufacturer: Educational Development Corporation
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: N. Henbest::S. Atkinson
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Publisher: Educational Development Corporation
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523
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Publication Date: 2006-01
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Reading Level: 64
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Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $15.98
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Manufacturer: National Geographic
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jay Apt::Michael Helfert::Justin Wilkinson
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Publisher: National Geographic
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910.222
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Publication Date: 2003-10-01
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: This awe-inspiring collection of photographs gives those of us stuck on Earth a glimpse of what our home planet looks like from the window of a space craft... and the big blue marble has never looked more beautiful. All the continents are shown, as well as weather events, the Aurora borealis, and the visible effects of anthropogenic environmental change--deforestation and desertification chief among them. Take a sobering look at our lovely planet and realize how small and fragile it really is.
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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $14.93
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Manufacturer: Univ of Nevada Pr
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 307.76
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Publication Date: 2008-08-18
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: Twenty-nine writers, poets, scientists, and scholars testify on behalf of darkness and against light pollution’s diminishment of the night. |
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $19.32
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Philip S. Harrington
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523
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Publication Date: 1990-10-04
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system, asteroids, meteors, comets and the sun. Following this, the reader is whisked away into deep space to explore celestial bodies including stars that are known and many sights less familiar. The final chapter includes a detailed atlas of deep-sky objects visible through binoculars. The appendices include guidance on how to buy, care for and maintain astronomical binoculars, tips and hints on using them, and detailed information on several home-made binocular mounts.
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