The brightest stars : discovering the universe through the sky's most brilliant stars
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
Handbooks and manuals
1 online resource (v, 281 pages) : illustrations
9780470249178, 9781281284631, 047024917X, 1281284637
228505728
THE BRIGHTEST STARS: Discovering the Universe Through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: STARS IN THE SKY; Part II: STARS IN THE UNIVERSE; Part III: PROFILES OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS; Appendix A: The Brightest Stars: Postion, Spectral Type, Apperent and Absolute Magnitude, and Distance; Appendix B: The Brightest Stars: Spectral Type, Color Index, Color, and Surface Temperature; Appendix C: Midnight and 9:00 P.M. Culminations Season of Prime Evening Visibility; Appendix D: Diameters and Masses of the Brightest Stars. Appendix E: Motions of the Brightest StarsAppendix F: The 200 Brightest Stars; Glossary; Sources; Illustration Credits; Index