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by Govert Schilling (Author)
This essential guide for every amateur astronomer explores the entire universe in one practical, easy-to-use, beginner-friendly handbook.
The Astronomy Handbook, by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling, is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or need to know about space, including:
- the stars and the constellations
- planets
- comets
- eclipses
- galaxies
- black holes
- exoplanets
- and much more
- locate and track the movements of the constellations throughout the year
- view the planets and the cosmos
- select the best equipment to use, including telescopes and cameras
- photograph objects in space
Author Biography
Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky, Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time and The Elephant in the Universe. He lives in the Netherlands.
