Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors & Meteorites

by Mike D. Reynolds

Overview

Month-by-month information on meteor showers and how to make the most of watching them. Advice on starting and building a meteorite collection plus the scientific explanation of what meteors are and where they come from. Includes new information about recent space exploration and studies of meteors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811742214
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	06/18/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Mike D. Reynolds is an astronomy professor and executive director emeritus of the Chabot Space&Science Center in Oakland, California. He is the author of numerous scientific publications, as well as the book Falling Stars (0-8117-2755-6). He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the American Astronomical Society, the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.