Wonders of the night sky you must see before you die : the guide to the most extraordinary curiosities of our solar system

Summary: Bob King's bucket list collection of 57 must-see night sky wonders and dark sky destinations will fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky. Learn how to find and all about the brightest and best stars, planets, meteors, comets and constellations using the naked eye, binoculars, telescopes and apps. Complete with background information, sight-seeing activities, technological resources and a comprehensive checklist to keep track of your travels, this is the ultimate pocket resource for any sky watcher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781624144929 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Salem, MA : Page Street Pub. Co., 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Magnificent Saturn -- Moon-planet/planet-planet conjunction -- Three-planet conjunction -- Summer Milky Way -- Winter Milky Way -- Andromeda galaxy -- Ursa Major the great bear -- Total lunary eclipse -- Total solar eclipse -- Awesome aurora -- Southern cross -- Alpha Centauri -- Orion Nebula -- Carina Nebula -- Pleiades in binoculars -- Moon occultation -- Moon dogs -- Distorted moons -- Light pillars -- Bright meteor shower -- Jupiter's Galilean moons -- Jupiter's Great Red Spot -- Mars's polar caps -- Eight planets in one night -- International Space Station -- Iridium flare -- Vesta, brightest asteroid -- Zodiacal light -- Best double stars -- Ring Nebula -- Perseus double cluster -- Great Globular in Hercules -- Slender moons -- Supermoons -- Luna's "dark" side -- Uranus and Neptune -- Crescent Venus -- Cygnus star cloud -- Magellanic clouds -- Magical Mira -- Bright comet -- Airglow -- Earth-grazing meteor -- Sparkling Sirius -- Supernova -- Nova -- All of those other sattelites -- Stars on water -- Crab Nebula -- Barnard's Star -- Eta Aquilae, heartbeat star -- Reddest star -- Mercury transit -- Orion's Belt -- Ursa Major moving cluster -- Top 10 Lunar wonders -- Galactic duo, M81 and M82.