Navigating the Night Sky How to Identify the Stars and Constellation

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Other titles in this series Telescopes and Techniques (2nd Edn.) Chris Kitchin The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy David Ratledge (Ed.) The Observer's Year Patrick Moore Seeing Stars Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest Photo-guide to the Constellations Chris Kitchin The Sun in Eclipse Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Software and Data for Practical Astronomers David Ratledge Amateur Telescope Making Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena Neil Bone Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs Martin Mobberley Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun Michael Maunder and Pa trick Moore Practical Astrophotography feffrey R. Char/es Observing the Moon Peter T. Wlasuk Deep-Sky Observing Steven R. Coe AstroFAQs Stephen Tonkin The Deep-Sky Observer's Year Grant Privett and Paul Parsons Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects Mike Inglis Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) Solar Observing Techniques Chris Kitchin Observing the Planets Peter T. Wlasuk Light Pollution Bob Mizon Using the Meade ETX Mike Weasner Practical Amateur Spectroscopy Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) More Small Astronomical Observatories Patrick Moore (Ed.) Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution Mike Inglis How to Observe the Sun Safely Lee Macdonald The Practical Astronomer's Deep-Sky Companion fess K. Gilrnour Observing Comets Nick farnes and Gerald North

Observing Variable Stars Gerry A. Good Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs Antony Cooke Astronomy ofthe Milky Way - Part 1: Observer's Guide to the Northern Sky Mike Inglis Astronomy ofthe Milky Way - Part 2: Observer's Guide to the Southern Sky Mike Inglis The NexStar User Guide Michael W. Swanson Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars Bob Argyle (Ed.)

Navigating the Night Sky How to Identify the Stars and Constellations

Guilherme de Almeida

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All illustrations, maps and diagrams shown in this book are by the author (except Figure A.1. on page 165). Translation from the Portuguese language edition of: Roteiro do ceu. Copyright © 1999 by Pl;itano Edio;:öes Tecnicas, Lda. Published by arrangement with Platano Edio;:öes Tecnicas, Lda. Lisboa, Portugal (3rd edition) British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Navigating the night sky: how to identify the stars and constellations. - (Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series) 1. Stars - Ob servers' manuals 2. Constellations - Observers' manuals 1. Almeida, Guilherme de 523.8 ISBN 978-1-85233-737-7 ISBN 978-1-85233-898-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-85233-898-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any me ans, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case or reprographic repr