An intimate look at the night sky. (2003 ©2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chet Raymo.
• Other Names: Raymo, Chet
• Contents: Winter: Alpha: in the beginning -- Dark: why the night is dark -- Far: the distances to the stars -- Spring: Fusion: how stars burn -- Spin: the planets -- Swoosh: comets and meteors -- Summer: Shadow: the moon and eclipses -- Death: how stars die -- Vortex: the Milky Way galaxy -- Autumn: Myriad: the universe of galaxies -- Spirit: life in the universe -- Omega: how the universe will end -- Appendices: Planets -- Meteor showers -- Star maps: Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor -- Taurus, the Pleiades, Auriga -- Gemini, Cancer -- Leo, Virgo -- Ursa Major, Ursa Minor -- Boötes, Corona Borealis, Hercules -- Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius -- Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Sagitta, Delphinus -- Capricornus, Aquarius, Fomalhaut -- Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Pegasus -- Andromeda, Perseus -- Pisces, Aries.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (170 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 523; Astronomy, space & time; Stars -- Observers' manuals; Constellations -- Observers' manuals; Astronomy -- Miscellanea; Astronomy; Constellations; Stars; Nature -- Sky Observation; Science -- Astronomy; Natural history; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Miscellanea
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802719164; 0802719163
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.