Stephen James O'Meara's Exploring the solar system with binoculars [Book] : a beginner's guide to the sun, moon, and planets / Stephen James O'Meara.

By:

O'Meara, Stephen James, 1956-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: x, 156 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cmISBN:

0521741289 (pbk.)
9780521741286 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

522.6 22

Other classification:

522.6

Summary: In this journey of discovery, Stephen James O'Meara shows readers how to observe our Solar System wonders with ease and clarity, using the unaided eye, inexpensive handheld binoculars, or large mounted binoculars. Readers will learn how to find Venus in the daytime, how to observe faint features in bright comets, how to maximize the chances of seeing the most meteors during a shower, how to monitor the changing aspects of the planets and their moons, and much more.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	522.6 OME-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	45521
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	522.6 OME-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	45370
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Reference	522.6 OME-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	45886

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In this journey of discovery, Stephen James O'Meara shows readers how to observe our Solar System wonders with ease and clarity, using the unaided eye, inexpensive handheld binoculars, or large mounted binoculars. Readers will learn how to find Venus in the daytime, how to observe faint features in bright comets, how to maximize the chances of seeing the most meteors during a shower, how to monitor the changing aspects of the planets and their moons, and much more.

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