num_pages: 168
description:  Informal story-telling approach Star charts photos and illustrations Interesting anecdotes mythologies and histories about the stars and constellations Brightest and best stars star clusters and asterisms nebulae galaxies variable stars and more!Month by month star by star object by object Stephen James OMeara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and constellations and their intriguing histories this book is both a useful guide for amateur astronomers and a great first-time reference for those just starting out. After describing a constellations mythology readers are guided in locating and identifying its brightest stars in the sky as well as any other bright targets of interest - colorful stars double or multiple stars star clusters and asterisms nebulae galaxies variable stars and more. This book will help beginning stargazers become familiar with the stars and constellations visible from their backyards and explore the brightest and best stars nebulae and clusters visible through inexpensive handheld binoculars.Steve O'Meara on skywatching with binoculars - Listen to the Podcast interview by About Steve O'MearaStephen James OMeara award-winning visual observer is columnist and contributing editor for Astronomy magazine and former Eye on the Sky columnist for Sky &amp; Telescope. He is the recipient of the prestigious Caroline Herschel Award the Lone Stargazer Award as well as the Omega Centauri Award for his efforts in advancing astronomy through observation writing and promotion and for sharing his love of the sky. The International Astronomical Union named asteroid 3637 OMeara in his honor. As the first to sight Halleys Comet on its return in 1985 his remarkable skills continually reset the standard of quality for other visual observers.For more exciting titles by O'Meara please click .
language: English
title: Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens
publisher: Cambridge University Press