The Sky Observer's Guide
Subtitle: A handbook for amateur astronomers
By: by Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, and Jerome Wyckoff. Paintings and diagrams by John Polgreen.
Contributors: Mayall, Margaret W.; Wyckoff, Jerome.; Polgreen, John.
Publisher: Golden Press
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Astronomy -- Observers' manuals.
First sentence: All of us, from childhood, have gazed at the sky in wonder.
Description: A guide for observing the night sky with an emphasis on using optical aides such as telescopes and binoculars. Also touches on naked-eye observing with sections on sky colors such as rainbows, auroras, the zodiacal light and meteors. Understanding astronomical time is also detailed. This is not a guide to identifying the constellations. The authors assume the reader will already have that knowledge. The highlight of the book are the numerous and excellent paintings, illustrations and diagrams by John Polgreen.
Table of contents: pagenum: 7
title: Becoming a Sky Observer; pagenum: 11
title: The Observer's Equipment; pagenum: 18
title: Understanding the Sky; pagenum: 23
title: First Steps in Observing; pagenum: 28
title: Using a Telescope; pagenum: 34
title: Star Charts and Setting Circles; pagenum: 40
title: The Moon; pagenum: 49
title: The Sun; pagenum: 55
title: Rainbows, Auroras, and Zodiacal Light; pagenum: 58
title: The Planets and Asteroids; pagenum: 71
title: Comets; pagenum: 74
title: Meteors; pagenum: 77
title: Stars; pagenum: 88
title: Nebulas; pagenum: 92
title: Drawing Sky Objects; pagenum: 94
title: The Sky Observer's Camera; pagenum: 101
title: Tracking Satellites; pagenum: 104
title: Using Astronomical Time; pagenum: 106
title: Extra Equipment; pagenum: 109
title: Care of Equipment; pagenum: 113
title: Incidental Information; pagenum: 114
title: Maps of Heavens; pagenum: 124
title: Index