Download or read book Sky Guide Southern Africa 2024 written by Astronomical Handbook for SA and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, Sky Guide Southern Africa is a practical resource for all stargazers, whether novice, amateur or professional. It highlights the cosmic events for each month of the upcoming year, including planetary movements, predicted eclipses and meteor showers. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. Sales points: Contains the latest information and predictions. Includes tips on basic stargazing. Excellent value for money – packed with charts, illustrations and images. User-friendly diagrams for locating objects in the sky. Attractive astrophotography gallery.
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Download or read book Sky Guide Southern Africa 2023 written by Astronomical Handbook for SA and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, Sky Guide Southern Africa is a practical resource for all stargazers, whether novice, amateur or professional. It highlights the cosmic events for each month of the upcoming year, including planetary movements, predicted eclipses and meteor showers. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. Sales points: Southern Africa’s most reliable stargazing guide; contains the latest information and predictions; packed with charts, illustrations and images; includes tips on basic stargazing; excellent value for money.
Download or read book Sky Guide Africa South 2022 written by Astronomical Society of Southern Africa and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky Guide Africa South – 2022 is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether novice, amateur or professional. It covers the upcoming year’s planetary movements, predicted eclipses, meteor showers – any events and facets of the night sky that change annually. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. Sales points: Contains the latest, most-up-to-date information; packed with charts, illustrations, images, tables, etc, includes tips on basic night-sky gazing, excellent value for money, updated layout – now more user friendly.
Download or read book 2024 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere A month by month guide to exploring the skies above Australia New Zealand and South Africa written by Storm Dunlop and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2024.
Download or read book Sky Guide Africa South 2021 written by Astronomical Society of Southern Africa and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky Guide Africa South – 2021 is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional. It covers the upcoming year’s planetary movements, predicted eclipses, meteor showers – any events and facets of the night sky that change annually. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. There’s also an excellent list of useful websites and a comprehensive glossary. This annual publication is an invaluable guide for anyone who has even a passing interest in the night skies of southern Africa and is ‘... an absolute must for first-time stargazers and professional astronomers alike’. Sales points: Contains the latest, most-up-to-date information; packed with charts, illustrations, images, tables, etc. for quick reference; will appeal to a wide audience, from beginners to professionals; includes tips on basic night-sky gazing; excellent value for money.
Download or read book Sky Guide Africa South 2020 written by Astronomical Society of Southern Africa and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky Guide Africa South 2020 is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional. It covers the upcoming year’s planetary movements, predicted eclipses, meteor showers – any events and facets of the night sky that change annually. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. There’s also an excellent list of useful websites and a comprehensive glossary. This annual publication is an invaluable guide for anyone who has even a passing interest in the night skies of southern Africa and is ‘... an absolute must for first-time star-gazers and professional astronomers alike’. Sales points: Contains the latest, most-up-to-date information, packed with charts, illustrations, images, tables, etc. for quick reference, will appeal to a wide audience, from beginners to professionals, includes tips on basic night-sky gazing, excellent value for money.
Download or read book 2023 Sky Guide Southern Africa written by Auke Slotegraaf and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sky Guide Africa South 2019 written by Astronomical Handbook for South Africa and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky Guide Africa South 2019 is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional. It covers the upcoming year’s planetary movements, predicted eclipses, meteor showers – any events and facets of the night sky that change annually. Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. There’s also an excellent list of useful websites and a comprehensive glossary. This annual publication is an invaluable guide for anyone who has even a passing interest in the night skies of southern Africa and is ‘... an absolute must for first-time star-gazers and professional astronomers alike’. Sales points: Contains the latest, most-up-to-date information, packed with charts, illustrations, images, tables, etc. for quick reference, will appeal to a wide audience, from beginners to professionals, includes tips on basic night-sky gazing, excellent value for money.
Download or read book First Field Guide to Skywatching in Southern Africa written by Cliff Turk and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasol First Field Guide to Skywatching in Southern Africa provides a fascinating insight into the southern skies by night. Full-colour photographs and illustrations, monthly star charts and easy-to-read text will help the budding astronomer to identify the more visible objects in our night skies, as well as those that are less obvious, and discover some of the extraordinary phenomena of our galaxy.
Download or read book SKY GUIDE AFRICA SOUTH written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Night Skies of Southern Africa written by Peter Mack and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star-watching enthusiasts as well as more seasoned astronomers will welcome this update of the popular Guide to Night Skies of Southern Africa, which provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy and the expanding universe.
Download or read book Star Maps for Southern Africa written by Albert Jansen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Monthly Sky Guide 10th Edition written by Ian Ridpath and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion — two consummate professionals in the field — have teamed up to produce an exemplary text with first-rate illustrations to inspire the beginning sky-gazer. I heartily recommend this text." — Neil English, Astronomy Now magazine A user-friendly companion for stargazers of all ages, this classic beginner's guide describes all the main sights of the night sky. The newly updated book contains a chapter for each month, describing prominent stars, constellations, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Readers will discover when to watch meteor showers, when eclipses will occur, and how to follow the movements of the four brightest planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn). Most of the sights are visible to the naked eye, and all can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope. Sections on observing the Moon and the planets include 50 easy-to-use maps that introduce the skies of the Northern Hemisphere and a comprehensive guide to observing the Moon. "The star maps are first quality … I find them to be a pleasure to look at and use. If you have a young person or friend you would like to share your love of astronomy with, get them a pair of binoculars and this book and you'll have a stargazing friend for life." — Mike Simonsen, Slacker Astronomy
Download or read book Struik Pocket Guide Night Skies of Southern Africa written by Peter Mack and published by . This book was released on 1996-09-30 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observing the night skies can be confusing and awesome. This pocket guide provides, by means of a clear text and excellent photographs, an understanding of the night skies observable from the southern Hemisphere.
Download or read book Sky Guide Africa South 2017 written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For novice, amateur and professional astronomers, Sky Guide Africa South 2014 is a practical resourcecovering the upcoming year's planetary movements, predicted eclipses, meteor showers - any events andfacets of the night sky that change annually - as well asstar charts for identifying stars and constellations. There'sa wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and images. There's also an excellent list of usefulwebsites. An annual publication, this is an invaluableresource and ' & an absolute must for first-time star-gazersa.
Download or read book Star Maps for Southern Africa written by Albert Jansen and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first star guide of its kind in the southern hemisphere, this book features 96 star maps for observing the southern skies with the naked eye, standard binoculars or a small telescope. Divided into 12 sets, the maps cover all eight principal views of the sky (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW) for each month of the year and for different times during each night. For each set of star maps, the reader is alerted to prominent stars and constellations visible during that period of viewing. Terms and concepts are explained and frequently asked questions addressed. Star Maps for Southern Africa provides thorough and extensive coverage of our night skies, enabling readers to track stars and related spectacles throughout the year. It will remain relevant for a lifetime.
