Guideposts to the stars
Subtitle: exploring the skies throughout the year
By: by Leslie C. Peltier.
Publisher: Macmillan Co.
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Astronomy -- Observers' manuals; Astronomy -- Observers' manuals
Description: A guide to locating stars, constellations, planets, and other celestial phenomena such as novae, comets, meteors, and aurorae.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 151-153.
Table of contents: title: Stargazers Three
pagenum: vii; label: 1
title: Star in the East
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Early Watcher
pagenum: 4; label: 3
title: Star Secrets
pagenum: 6; label: 4
title: Starlight-Starbright
pagenum: 9; label: 5
title: Long Distance
pagenum: 12; label: 6
title: Sky Pictures
pagenum: 15; label: 7
title: Sky Maps and Key Charts
pagenum: 19; label: 8
title: Guidepost Stars
pagenum: 22; label: 9
title: The Northern Skies
pagenum: 48; label: 10
title: Related Constellations
pagenum: 57; label: 11
title: The Planets
pagenum: 79; label: 12
title: Variable Stars
pagenum: 100; label: 13
title: Novae
pagenum: 111; label: 14
title: Comets
pagenum: 117; label: 15
title: Meteors
pagenum: 124; label: 16
title: The Milky Way
pagenum: 129; label: 17
title: Aurorae
pagenum: 134; label: 18
title: Zodiacal Light and Gegenschein
pagenum: 137; label: 19
title: More Power to You
pagenum: 139; title: Pronouncing Dictionary
pagenum: 145; title: Glossary
pagenum: 147; title: Recommended Reading
pagenum: 151; title: Appendix; label: 1
title: Societies and Dealers
pagenum: 155; label: 2
title: The Constellations
pagenum: 157; label: 3
title: The Brightest Stars
pagenum: 159; label: 4
title: An Atlas of the Stars
pagenum: 164; title: Index
pagenum: 173