Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die: The Guide to Extraordinary Curiosities of Our Universe

by Bob King

Overview

Do you enjoy looking at the night sky but aren’t sure how to keep track of what you’ve seen? Maybe you’re looking to take your night watching to another level and find more incredible sights?

Bob King’s bucket list collection of 57 must-see night sky wonders and darky sky destinations will fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky. Learn how to find and all about the brightest and best stars, planets, meteors, comets and constellations using the naked eye, binoculars, telescopes and apps. Complete with background information, sight-seeing activities, technological resources and a comprehensive checklist to keep track of your travels, this is the ultimate pocket resource for any sky watcher.

This book will feature 57 different activities and 60 photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781624144929
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bob King is the writer of the blog Astro Bob and author of Night Sky with the Naked Eye. He is an avid skywatcher both night and day and a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Bob writes for Universe Today, Sky & Telescope magazine and the Duluth News Tribune, where he is also the photo editor. He lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 Magnificent Saturn 7

2 Moon-Planet/Planet-Planet Conjuction 11

3 Three-Planet Conjunction 17

4 Summer Milky Way 20

6 Andromeda Galaxy 24

7 Ursa Major the Great Bear 31

8 Total Lunar Eclipse 34

9 Total Solar Eclipse 38

10 Awesome Aurora 43

11 Southern Cross 46

12 Alpha Centauri 49

13 Orion Nebula 53

14 Carina Nebula 57

15 Pleiades in Binoculars 61

16 Moon Occultation 65

17 Moon Dogs 69

18 Distorted Moons 72

19 Light Pillars 75

20 Bright Meteor Shower 78

21 Jupiter's Galilean Moons 83

22 Jupiter's Great Red Spot 87

23 Mars's Polar Caps 90

24 Eight Planets in One Night 95

25 International Space Station 98

26 Iridium Flare 103

27 Vesta, Brightest Asteroid 106

28 Zodiacal Light 110

29 Best Double Star 113

30 Ring Nebula 117

31 Perseus Double Cluster 120

32 Great Globular in Hercules 123

33 Slender Moons 127

34 Supermoops 131

35 Lua's "Dark" Side 136

36 Uranus and Neptune 139

37 Crescent Venus 143

38 Cygnus Star Cloud 147

39 Magellanic Clouds 150

40 Magical Mira 154

41 Bright Comet 157

42 Airglow 161

43 Earth-Grazing Meteor 164

44 Sparkling Sirius 167

45 Supernova 170

46 Nova 174

47 All of Those other Satellites 177

48 Stars on Water 181

49 Crab Nebula 183

50 Barnard's Star 186

51 Eta Aquilae, Heartbeat Star 190

52 Reddest Star 194

53 Mercury Transit 197

54 Orion's Belt 200

55 Ursa Major Moving Cluster 204

56 Top 10 Lunar Wonders 207

57 Galactic Duo, M81 and M82 211

Epilogue 214

Resources 216

Checklist 218

Acknowledgments 219

About the Author 219

Index 220