Overview
Packed with a vast array of telescopic projects involving different kind of stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies which lie beyond our solar system. Takes a look at stars of diverse chemical or atomic &'grave;brew'', old and new, tiny or vast, dense or tenuous; the ways in which they behave and much more.
Synopsis
Packed with a vast array of telescopic projects involving different kind of stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies which lie beyond our solar system. Takes a look at stars of diverse chemical or atomic ``brew'', old and new, tiny or vast, dense or tenuous; the ways in which they behave and much more.
Booknews
Schaaf, the author of Seeing the sky and Seeing the solar system, now takes readers beyond our solar system and introduces them to a region astronomers refer to as "the deep sky." He details a variety of projects--requiring only a telescope, a good star map, and a dark sky--for anyone from bright youngsters and novices to veteran astronomy enthusiasts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)