Astronomy eye in intimate naked room starry universe

Description:Technical expressions are explained as they appear in the text, and a glossary at the end defines terms and concepts. Most of these observations require no telescopes or other equipment, not even perfect sky conditions or long periods of special training. Schaaf not only describes such special sights as an eyelash-thin moon, a shooting star, streaking comets, and a lunar eclipse, but he also explains when and where to look for constellations and planetary conjunctions, meteor showers, rainbows, halos, and other celestial occurrences. Schaaf not only describes such special sights as an eyelash-thin moon, a shooting star, streaking comets, and a lunar eclipse, but he also explains when and where to look for constellations and planetary conjunctions, meteor showers, rainbows, halos, and other celestial occurrences. Astronomy magazine advises anyone interested in stargazing to "find a place for [this book] on your library shelf"; and Chet Raymo, author of Starry Nights, says "this is a book that will help define amateur astronomy. Most of these observations require no telescopes or other equipment, not even perfect sky conditions or long periods of special training. Author Fred Schaaf, once described as a naturalist in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau and John Burroughs, reveals an intense love of his subject and a keen knowledge of the optimum ways of viewing astronomical phenomena with the naked eye.

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