Plotner The Night Sky Companion

A Yearly Guide to Sky-Watching 2009
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-387-79509-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 418 Seiten

Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar features, planets, meteor showers, single and multiple stars, open and globular clusters, as well as distant galaxies. There will be astronomy history to explore, famous astronomers to meet, and science to learn. You'll find things here for those who enjoy stargazing with just their eyes, binoculars, or even the largest of telescopes! Although these observing tips are designed with all readers in mind, not everyone lives in the same time zone-or the same hemisphere-and certainly no one has clear skies every night. But no matter where you live, or who you are, it is my hope that somewhere here you find something of interest to keep you looking up! LearningtheNightSky If you are new to astronomy, it might seem difficult to learn all those stars. Relax! It's much easier than you think. Just like moving to a new city, everything will seem unfamiliar at first, but with a little help from some maps, you'll soon be finding your way around like a pro. Once you become familiar with the constellations and how they appear to move across the night sky, the rest is easy. If you do not have maps of your own, try visiting your local library or one of many online sites thatcangeneratethem. Theygiveobjectpositionsingreatdetail,andmosthaveakeyofGreekletters to help you understand star hop instructions.

Tammy Plotner lives in Ohio. She is a successful freelance writer, non-professional astronomy educator, advanced amateur astronomer, and lecturer. She is the President of Outreach Education and Programs at Warren Rupp Observatory, and webmaster, team member and Astronomy Outreach coordinator for the Astronomical League.

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Plotner, Tammy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;Acknowledgments;9
3;About the Author;13
4;Introduction;14
4.1;Learning the Night Sky;15
4.2;Observing Equipment;15
4.3;To ‘‘GoTo’’ or Not to ‘‘GoTo’’;17
4.4;Now for Accessories;17
4.5;What to Observe;18
4.5.1;The Moon;18
4.6;The Planets;18
4.7;Night Lights;19
4.8;Deep Sky;19
4.9;ReadyhellipSethellipGo!;20
5;Chapter One-January, 2009;21
5.1;Thursday, January 1;22
5.2;Friday, January 2;23
5.3;Saturday, January 3;24
5.4;Sunday, January 4;25
5.5;Monday, January 5;26
5.6;Tuesday, January 6;27
5.7;Wednesday, January 7;28
5.8;Thursday, January 8;29
5.9;Friday, January 9;30
5.10;Saturday, January 10;31
5.11;Sunday, January 11;32
5.12;Monday, January 12;33
5.13;Tuesday, January 13;34
5.14;Wednesday, January 14;35
5.15;Thursday, January 15;36
5.16;Friday, January 16;37
5.17;Saturday, January 17;38
5.18;Sunday, January 18;39
5.19;Monday, January 19;40
5.20;Tuesday, January 20;41
5.21;Wednesday, January 21;42
5.22;Thursday, January 22;43
5.23;Friday, January 23;44
5.24;Saturday, January 24;45
5.25;Sunday, January 25;46
5.26;Monday, January 26;47
5.27;Tuesday, January 27;48
5.28;Wednesday, January 28;49
5.29;Thursday, January 29;50
5.30;Friday, January 30;51
5.31;Saturday, January 31;52
6;Chapter Two-February, 2009;53
6.1;Sunday, February 1;54
6.2;Monday, February 2;55
6.3;Tuesday, February 3;56
6.4;Wednesday, February 4;57
6.5;Thursday, February 5;58
6.6;Friday, February 6;59
6.7;Saturday, February 7;60
6.8;Sunday, February 8;61
6.9;Monday, February 9;62
6.10;Tuesday, February 10;63
6.11;Wednesday, February 11;64
6.12;Thursday, February 12;65
6.13;Friday, February 13;66
6.14;Saturday, February 14;67
6.15;Sunday, February 15;68
6.16;Monday, February 16;69
6.17;Tuesday, February 17;70
6.18;Wednesday, February 18;71
6.19;Thursday, February 19;72
6.20;Friday, February 20;73
6.21;Saturday, February 21;74
6.22;Sunday, February 22;75
6.23;Monday, February 23;76
6.24;Tuesday, February 24;77
6.25;Wednesday, February 25;78
6.26;Thursday, February 26;79
6.27;Friday, February 27;80
6.28;Saturday, February 28;81
7;Chapter Three-March, 2009;82
7.1;Sunday, March 1;83
7.2;Monday, March 2;84
7.3;Tuesday, March 3;85
7.4;Wednesday, March 4;86
7.5;Thursday, March 5;87
7.6;Friday, March 6;88
7.7;Saturday, March 7;89
7.8;Sunday, March 8;90
7.9;Monday, March 9;91
7.10;Tuesday, March 10;92
7.11;Wednesday, March 11;93
7.12;Thursday, March 12;94
7.13;Friday, March 13;95
7.14;Saturday, March 14;96
7.15;Sunday, March 15;97
7.16;Monday, March 16;98
7.17;Tuesday, March 17;99
7.18;Wednesday, March 18;100
7.19;Thursday, March 19;101
7.20;Friday, March 20;102
7.21;Saturday, March 21;103
7.22;Sunday, March 22;104
7.23;Monday, March 23;105
7.24;Tuesday, March 24;106
7.25;Wednesday, March 25;107
7.26;Thursday, March 26;108
7.27;Friday, March 27;109
7.28;Saturday, March 28;110
7.29;Sunday, March 29;111
7.30;Monday, March 30;112
7.31;Tuesday, March 31;113
8;Chapter Four-April, 2009;114
8.1;Wednesday, April 1;115
8.2;Thursday, April 2;116
8.3;Friday, April 3;117
8.4;Saturday, April 4;118
8.5;Sunday, April 5;119
8.6;Monday, April 6;120
8.7;Tuesday, April 7;121
8.8;Wednesday, April 8;122
8.9;Thursday, April 9;123
8.10;Friday, April 10;124
8.11;Saturday, April 11;125
8.12;Sunday, April 12;126
8.13;Monday, April 13;127
8.14;Tuesday, April 14;128
8.15;Wednesday, April 15;129
8.16;Thursday, April 16;130
8.17;Friday, April 17;131
8.18;Saturday, April 18;132
8.19;Sunday, April 19;133
8.20;Monday, April 20;134
8.21;Tuesday, April 21;135
8.22;Wednesday, April 22;136
8.23;Thursday, April 23;137
8.24;Friday, April 24;138
8.25;Saturday, April 25;139
8.26;Sunday, April 26;140
8.27;Monday, April 27;141
8.28;Tuesday, April 28;142
8.29;Wednesday, April 29;143
8.30;Thursday, April 30;144
9;Chapter Five-May, 2009;145
9.1;Friday, May 1;146
9.2;Saturday, May 2;147
9.3;Sunday, May 3;148
9.4;Monday, May 4;149
9.5;Tuesday, May 5;150
9.6;Wednesday, May 6;151
9.7;Thursday, May 7;152
9.8;Friday, May 8;153
9.9;Saturday, May 9;154
9.10;Sunday, May 10;155
9.11;Monday, May 11;156
9.12;Tuesday, May 12;157
9.13;Wednesday, May 13;158
9.14;Thursday, May 14;159
9.15;Friday, May 15;160
9.16;Saturday, May 16;161
9.17;Sunday, May 17;162
9.18;Monday, May 18;163
9.19;Tuesday, May 19;164
9.20;Wednesday, May 20;165
9.21;Thursday, May 21;166
9.22;Friday, May 22;167
9.23;Saturday, May 23;168
9.24;Sunday, May 24;169
9.25;Monday, May 25;170
9.26;Tuesday, May 26;171
9.27;Wednesday, May 27;172
9.28;Thursday, May 28;173
9.29;Friday, May 29;174
9.30;Saturday, May 30;175
9.31;Sunday, May 31;176
10;Chapter Six-June, 2009;177
10.1;Monday, June 1;178
10.2;Tuesday, June 2;179
10.3;Wednesday, June 3;180
10.4;Thursday, June 4;181
10.5;Friday, June 5;182
10.6;Saturday, June 6;183
10.7;Sunday, June 7;184
10.8;Monday, June 8;185
10.9;Tuesday, June 9;186
10.10;Wednesday, June 10;187
10.11;Thursday, June 11;188
10.12;Friday, June 12;189
10.13;Saturday, June 13;190
10.14;Sunday, June 14;191
10.15;Monday, June 15;192
10.16;Tuesday, June 16;193
10.17;Wednesday, June 17;194
10.18;Thursday, June 18;195
10.19;Friday, June 19;196
10.20;Saturday, June 20;197
10.21;Sunday, June 21;198
10.22;Monday, June 22;199
10.23;Tuesday, June 23;200
10.24;Wednesday, June 24;201
10.25;Thursday, June 25;202
10.26;Friday, June 26;203
10.27;Saturday, June 27;204
10.28;Sunday, June 28;205
10.29;Monday, June 29;206
10.30;Tuesday, June 30;207
11;Chapter Seven-July, 2009;208
11.1;Wednesday, July 1;209
11.2;Thursday, July 2;210
11.3;Friday, July 3;211
11.4;Saturday, July 4;212
11.5;Sunday, July 5;213
11.6;Monday, July 6;214
11.7;Tuesday, July 7;215
11.8;Wednesday, July 8;216
11.9;Thursday, July 9;217
11.10;Friday, July 10;218
11.11;Saturday, July 11;219
11.12;Sunday, July 12;220
11.13;Monday, July 13;221
11.14;Tuesday, July 14;222
11.15;Wednesday, July 15;223
11.16;Thursday, July 16;224
11.17;Friday, July 17;225
11.18;Saturday, July 18;226
11.19;Sunday, July 19;227
11.20;Monday, July 20;228
11.21;Tuesday, July 21;229
11.22;Wednesday, July 22;230
11.23;Thursday, July 23;231
11.24;Friday, July 24;232
11.25;Saturday, July 25;233
11.26;Sunday, July 26;234
11.27;Monday, July 27;235
11.28;Tuesday, July 28;236
11.29;Wednesday, July 29;237
11.30;Thursday, July 30;238
11.31;Friday, July 31;239
12;Chapter Eight-August, 2009;240
12.1;Saturday, August 1;241
12.2;Sunday, August 2;242
12.3;Monday, August 3;243
12.4;Tuesday, August 4;244
12.5;Wednesday, August 5;245
12.6;Thursday, August 6;246
12.7;Friday, August 7;247
12.8;Saturday, August 8;248
12.9;Sunday, August 9;249
12.10;Monday, August 10;250
12.11;Tuesday, August 11;251
12.12;Wednesday, August 12;252
12.13;Thursday, August 13;253
12.14;Friday, August 14;254
12.15;Saturday, August 15;255
12.16;Sunday, August 16;256
12.17;Monday, August 17;257
12.18;Tuesday, August 18;258
12.19;Wednesday, August 19;259
12.20;Thursday, August 20;260
12.21;Friday, August 21;261
12.22;Saturday, August 22;262
12.23;Sunday, August 23;263
12.24;Monday, August 24;264
12.25;Tuesday, August 25;265
12.26;Wednesday, August 26;266
12.27;Thursday, August 27;267
12.28;Friday, August 28;268
12.29;Saturday, August 29;269
12.30;Sunday, August 30;270
12.31;Monday, August 31;271
13;Chapter Nine-September, 2009;272
13.1;Tuesday, September 1;273
13.2;Wednesday, September 2;274
13.3;Thursday, September 3;275
13.4;Friday, September 4;276
13.5;Saturday, September 5;277
13.6;Sunday, September 6;278
13.7;Monday, September 7;279
13.8;Tuesday, September 8;280
13.9;Wednesday, September 9;281
13.10;Thursday, September 10;282
13.11;Friday, September 11;283
13.12;Saturday, September 12;284
13.13;Sunday, September 13;285
13.14;Monday, September 14;286
13.15;Tuesday, September 15;287
13.16;Wednesday, September 16;288
13.17;Thursday, September 17;289
13.18;Friday, September 18;290
13.19;Saturday, September 19;291
13.20;Sunday, September 20;292
13.21;Monday, September 21;293
13.22;Tuesday, September 22;294
13.23;Wednesday, September 23;295
13.24;Thursday, September 24;296
13.25;Friday, September 25;297
13.26;Saturday, September 26;298
13.27;Sunday, September 27;299
13.28;Monday, September 28;300
13.29;Tuesday, September 29;301
13.30;Wednesday, September 30;302
14;Chapter Ten-October, 2009;303
14.1;Thursday, October 1;304
14.2;Friday, October 2;305
14.3;Saturday, October 3;306
14.4;Sunday, October 4;307
14.5;Monday, October 5;308
14.6;Tuesday, October 6;309
14.7;Wednesday, October 7;310
14.8;Thursday, October 8;311
14.9;Friday, October 9;312
14.10;Saturday, October 10;313
14.11;Sunday, October 11;314
14.12;Monday, October 12;315
14.13;Tuesday, October 13;316
14.14;Wednesday, October 14;317
14.15;Thursday, October 15;318
14.16;Friday, October 16;319
14.17;Saturday, October 17;320
14.18;Sunday, October 18;321
14.19;Monday, October 19;322
14.20;Tuesday, October 20;323
14.21;Wednesday, October 21;324
14.22;Thursday, October 22;325
14.23;Friday, October 23;326
14.24;Saturday, October 24;327
14.25;Sunday, October 25;328
14.26;Monday, October 26;329
14.27;Tuesday, October 27;330
14.28;Wednesday, October 28;331
14.29;Thursday, October 29;332
14.30;Friday, October 30;333
14.31;Saturday, October 31;334
15;Chapter Eleven-November, 2009;335
15.1;Sunday, November 1;336
15.2;Monday, November 2;337
15.3;Tuesday, November 3;338
15.4;Wednesday, November 4;339
15.5;Thursday, November 5;340
15.6;Friday, November 6;341
15.7;Saturday, November 7;342
15.8;Sunday, November 8;343
15.9;Monday, November 9;344
15.10;Tuesday, November 10;345
15.11;Wednesday, November 11;346
15.12;Thursday, November 12;347
15.13;Friday, November 13;348
15.14;Saturday, November 14;349
15.15;Sunday, November 15;350
15.16;Monday, November 16;351
15.17;Tuesday, November 17;352
15.18;Wednesday, November 18;353
15.19;Thursday, November 19;354
15.20;Friday, November 20;355
15.21;Saturday, November 21;356
15.22;Sunday, November 22;357
15.23;Monday, November 23;358
15.24;Tuesday, November 24;359
15.25;Wednesday, November 25;360
15.26;Thursday, November 26;361
15.27;Friday, November 27;362
15.28;Saturday, November 28;363
15.29;Sunday, November 29;364
15.30;Monday, November 30;365
16;Chapter Twelve-December, 2009;366
16.1;Tuesday, December 1;367
16.2;Wednesday, December 2;368
16.3;Thursday, December 3;369
16.4;Friday, December 4;370
16.5;Saturday, December 5;371
16.6;Sunday, December 6;372
16.7;Monday, December 7;373
16.8;Tuesday, December 8;374
16.9;Wednesday, December 9;375
16.10;Thursday, December 10;376
16.11;Friday, December 11;377
16.12;Saturday, December 12;378
16.13;Sunday, December 13;379
16.14;Monday, December 14;380
16.15;Tuesday, December 15;381
16.16;Wednesday, December 16;382
16.17;Thursday, December 17;383
16.18;Friday, December 18;384
16.19;Saturday, December 19;385
16.20;Sunday, December 20;386
16.21;Monday, December 21;387
16.22;Tuesday, December 22;388
16.23;Wednesday, December 23;389
16.24;Thursday, December 24;390
16.25;Friday, December 25;391
16.26;Saturday, December 26;392
16.27;Sunday, December 27;393
16.28;Monday, December 28;394
16.29;Tuesday, December 29;395
16.30;Wednesday, December 30;396
16.31;Thursday, December 31;397
17;Glossary;398
18;Resources;411
19;Index;416