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A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. By following the unique simplified maps, readers will be able to easily find and identify the constellations and the stars within them. Ancient myths and legends of the sky are retold, adding to the mystery of the stars. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies. Milton D. Heifetz is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Southern California and visiting professor at Harvard Medical School. This is his first astronomy book. Wil Tirion is the author of
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A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. By following the unique simplified maps, readers will be able to easily find and identify the constellations and the stars within them. Ancient myths and legends of the sky are retold, adding to the mystery of the stars. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies. Milton D. Heifetz is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Southern California and visiting professor at Harvard Medical School. This is his first astronomy book. Wil Tirion is the author of numerous sky guides, including The Cambridge Guide to Stars and Planets (1997), The Cambridge Star Atlas (1996), and The Monthly Sky Guide (Cambridge, 2003). Previous Edition Hb (1998): 00-521-62513-0

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780521544153
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date: 2/29/2004
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 96
  • Sales rank: 241,392
  • Product dimensions: 7.40 (w) x 9.72 (h) x 0.35 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Pt. 1 Measuring distances in the sky 3
Distances to the stars 5
The brightness of stars 5
The Milky Way 6
Life in the heavens 8
Instructions for use of the atlas 8
Four seasonal star maps 10
Pt. 2 A walk through the heavens 15
Starting from the Big Dipper 17
To locate Polaris in the Little Dipper 17
To locate Cassiopeia 17
To locate Cepheus 19
To locate the Northern Cross (Cygnus) 21
To locate Vega in Lyra 21
To locate Draco 23
To locate Arcturus in Bootes 25
To locate Cor Caroli in Cances Venatici 25
To locate Corona Borealis 25
To locate Hercules 27
To locate Perseus and Andromeda 29
To locate Pegasus 29
To locate Hamal in Aries, Diphda in Cetus and Formalhaut in Piscis Austrinus 33
To locate Spica in Virgo 35
To locate Corvus 35
To locate Hydra, the Water Snake 35
To locate Leo 37
To locate Cancer 37
General summary of pathways 38
The Orion area 40
Starting from Orion 40
To locate Sirius in Canis Major 43
To locate Procyon in Canis Minor 43
To locate Taurus and its star clusters the Hyades and the Pleiades 43
To locate the Pleiades 43
To locate Gemini 45
To locate Auriga 45
To locate Lepus, Columba, Eridanus and Cetus 47
To locate Ophiuchus 49
To locate Serpens 49
To locate Antares in Scropius 49
To locate Sagittarius 49
To locate Libra 49
Pt. 3 Legends of the Heavens 51
Legend of Andromeda 51
Legend of Aquarius 51
Legend of Aquila 52
Legend of Aries 52
Legend of Auriga 52
Legend of Bootes 53
Legend of Canis Major and Minor 53
Legend of Cassiopeia 53
Legend of Cetus 55
Legend of Coma Berenices 55
Legend of Corona Borealis 55
Legend of Corvus 55
Legend of the Crater 56
Legend of Cygnus 56
Legend of Delphinus the Dolphin 57
Legend of Draco the Dragon 57
Legend of Eridanus 58
Legend of Gemini 58
Legend of Hercules 58
Legend of Hydra the Water Snake 59
Legend of Leo 60
Legend of Libra 60
Legend of Lyra 61
Legend of Ophiuchus 61
Legend of Orion 62
Legend of Pegasus 63
Legend of Perseus 64
Legend of the Pleiades 65
Legend of Sagitta the Arrow 66
Legend of Saggitarius 66
Legend of Scorpius 66
Legend of Taurus 67
Legend of Ursa Major 67
Legend of Virgo 69
Legends of the Milky Way 69
Pt. 4 There's more to see! 71
Circumpolar constellations 71
Test of vision 72
Planets 75
Binocular sights 77
Meteor showers 80
The brightest stars 81
Navigational stars 82
Minor constellations 84
Constellations - index 85

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