BBC Sky at Night Back Garden Astronomy - 2016 UK.pdf

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BACK GARDEN ASTRONOMY
CONTENTS
UNDERSTANDING
THE NIGHT SKY
8
Stars, constellations
and asterisms
10
Star brightness
and magnitudes
12
Why the stars move
14
The celestial
sphere
16
The ecliptic
18
Star names and star charts
20
Your first night outside
22
The secrets of star hopping
24
Start stargazing the right way
26
Seeing and transparency
28
How to deal with light pollution
30
Keeping a log book
32
SUBSCRIBE
WHAT TO USE
EQUIPMENT AND ADVICE
36
Introducing planispheres
38
The value of binoculars
40
Your first telescope
44
Know your scope stats
46
Know your field of view
48
Know your telescope mounts
50
Equatorial mounts
56
Go-to telescopes
58
Choosing accessories
60
Introduction to eyepieces
62
Choosing eyepieces
64
Understanding filters
66
Astrophotography
40
WHAT TO SEE
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
70
The Moon
74
Top 10 Moon sights
76
Observing the Sun
78
Solar and lunar eclipses
80
Introduction to the planets
82
The rocky planets
84
The gas and ice giants
86
The moons of Jupiter and Saturn
88
Meteors
90
Comets
92
The ISS and other satellites
94
Noctilucent clouds
96
Auroral displays
WHAT TO SEE
DEEP-SKY OBJECTS
100
The Milky Way
102
The Messier catalogue
104
Double stars
106
Variable stars
108
Star clusters
110
Nebulae
112
Galaxies
114
INSTANT EXPERT:
ASTRONOMY MYTHS DEBUNKED
100
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CONTENTS
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THE WRITERS
PAUL ABEL
is an astronomer at the
University of Leicester
ADE ASHFORD
is an astronomer and
science journalist
WILL GATER
is an astronomy journalist,
author and astrophotographer
PETE LAWRENCE
is an astronomy
expert and regular on
The Sky at Night
TOM MCEWAN
is a noctilucent cloud
observer and founder of the NLC
Observers’ Homepage
PAUL MONEY
is
BBC Sky at Night
Magazine’s
reviews editor and an
equipment expert
ELIZABETH PEARSON
is an
astrophysicist and space journalist
STEVE RICHARDS
is an astronomy
equipment expert and a keen
astro imager
STEPHEN TONKIN
is a binocular
astronomer and stargazing
outreach expert
ANTON VAMPLEW
is a seasoned
observer and astronomy author
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