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Sky Gazing
A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations
Buch von Meg Thacher
Sprache: Englisch

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Explore the Wonders of the Sky

The sky is a gateway to the marvels of the universe. Night and day spectacular things are happening overhead, and you don’t need a telescope or binoculars to see them. With this book as your guide, take a journey through our solar system, around our galaxy, and into deep space, and experience the excitement of scientific discovery.

Know your way around the moon - understand cosmic events like eclipses, auroras, and meteor showers - learn star stories from all over the world - make your own astronomy notebook to keep track of your discoveries - and much more!
Explore the Wonders of the Sky

The sky is a gateway to the marvels of the universe. Night and day spectacular things are happening overhead, and you don’t need a telescope or binoculars to see them. With this book as your guide, take a journey through our solar system, around our galaxy, and into deep space, and experience the excitement of scientific discovery.

Know your way around the moon - understand cosmic events like eclipses, auroras, and meteor showers - learn star stories from all over the world - make your own astronomy notebook to keep track of your discoveries - and much more!
Über den Autor
Meg Thacher is the author of Sky Gazing and Cool, Cosmic Tattoo Stars and Planets, a senior laboratory instructor in Smith College’s astronomy department and the academic director for Smith's Summer Science and Engineering Program for high schoolers. A regular contributor to national children’s science magazines, she teaches astronomy workshops for school groups and scout troops. She has a BA in physics from Carleton College and an MS in astrophysics from Iowa State. She lives in western Massachusetts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Step into the Sky
The Sky Belongs to Everyone
What's Up There?
Astronomy Notebook: Start a Sky Journal
Where to Sky Gaze
Darkness and Light
Finding Your Way around the Sky
Try It: Cosmic Protractor
Astronomy Notebook: Be a Weather Watcher
Light Shows
Special Effects
Try It: Watch Day Turn into Night
Night Vision
Try It: Make a Red Flashlight
Journey into Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way
Special Event: The Aurora
A Closer Look: Binoculars

Chapter 2: The Moon
Shape-Shifter
Astronomy Notebook: Make a Moon Diary
Our One and Only Moon
Moonrise, Moonset
Moon Illusions
Try It: Do a Moondance
Sightseeing on the Moon
How the Moon Formed
Astronomy Notebook: Picture the Moon
Moon Map
Special Event: Lunar Eclipse
A Closer Look: The Moon

Chapter 3: The Sun
Sunwise
Astronomy Notebook: Make a Sunset Calendar
How Seasons Happen
Sun Paths
Telling Time by the Sun
Try It: Track the Sun
A Visit to the Sun
How the Sun Formed
Special Event: Solar Eclipse
Try It: Make a Pinhole Projector
A Closer Look: Our Sun

Chapter 4: Planets
Earth's Siblings in the Sky
Star or Planet?
Planets Inside and Outside
Sky Wanderer
Roaming around the Solar System
Try It: Make a Scale Model
Meet a Planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets
Astronomy Notebook: Design Your Own Solar System
Try It: Be the Solar System
How the Solar System Formed
Special Event: Great Comet
Other Suns and Their Solar Systems
A Closer Look: The Planets

Chapter 5: Stars and Constellations
Star Light, Star Bright
How Stars Move during the Night
Try It: Find North & South Using the Stars
Why Humans Invented Constellations
Astronomy Notebook: DIY Constellations
The Zodiac and the Ecliptic
Star Seasons
Try It: Make Your Own Star Wheel
Seasonal Sky Gazing
How Stars Are Born, Live, and Die
Special Event: Meteor Shower
A Closer Look: Deep Sky Objects

Appendix: Find Out More
Try It: Throw a Star Party
Meteor Shower Calendar
Eclipses 2020-2030
Binocular Objects
Buying Binoculars
Try It: Make Dew Shields
Resources
Glossary
Index
Details
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781635860962
ISBN-10: 1635860962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Thacher, Meg
Hersteller: Storey Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 284 x 284 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Meg Thacher
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,875 kg
Artikel-ID: 116838501
Über den Autor
Meg Thacher is the author of Sky Gazing and Cool, Cosmic Tattoo Stars and Planets, a senior laboratory instructor in Smith College’s astronomy department and the academic director for Smith's Summer Science and Engineering Program for high schoolers. A regular contributor to national children’s science magazines, she teaches astronomy workshops for school groups and scout troops. She has a BA in physics from Carleton College and an MS in astrophysics from Iowa State. She lives in western Massachusetts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Step into the Sky
The Sky Belongs to Everyone
What's Up There?
Astronomy Notebook: Start a Sky Journal
Where to Sky Gaze
Darkness and Light
Finding Your Way around the Sky
Try It: Cosmic Protractor
Astronomy Notebook: Be a Weather Watcher
Light Shows
Special Effects
Try It: Watch Day Turn into Night
Night Vision
Try It: Make a Red Flashlight
Journey into Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way
Special Event: The Aurora
A Closer Look: Binoculars

Chapter 2: The Moon
Shape-Shifter
Astronomy Notebook: Make a Moon Diary
Our One and Only Moon
Moonrise, Moonset
Moon Illusions
Try It: Do a Moondance
Sightseeing on the Moon
How the Moon Formed
Astronomy Notebook: Picture the Moon
Moon Map
Special Event: Lunar Eclipse
A Closer Look: The Moon

Chapter 3: The Sun
Sunwise
Astronomy Notebook: Make a Sunset Calendar
How Seasons Happen
Sun Paths
Telling Time by the Sun
Try It: Track the Sun
A Visit to the Sun
How the Sun Formed
Special Event: Solar Eclipse
Try It: Make a Pinhole Projector
A Closer Look: Our Sun

Chapter 4: Planets
Earth's Siblings in the Sky
Star or Planet?
Planets Inside and Outside
Sky Wanderer
Roaming around the Solar System
Try It: Make a Scale Model
Meet a Planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets
Astronomy Notebook: Design Your Own Solar System
Try It: Be the Solar System
How the Solar System Formed
Special Event: Great Comet
Other Suns and Their Solar Systems
A Closer Look: The Planets

Chapter 5: Stars and Constellations
Star Light, Star Bright
How Stars Move during the Night
Try It: Find North & South Using the Stars
Why Humans Invented Constellations
Astronomy Notebook: DIY Constellations
The Zodiac and the Ecliptic
Star Seasons
Try It: Make Your Own Star Wheel
Seasonal Sky Gazing
How Stars Are Born, Live, and Die
Special Event: Meteor Shower
A Closer Look: Deep Sky Objects

Appendix: Find Out More
Try It: Throw a Star Party
Meteor Shower Calendar
Eclipses 2020-2030
Binocular Objects
Buying Binoculars
Try It: Make Dew Shields
Resources
Glossary
Index
Details
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781635860962
ISBN-10: 1635860962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Thacher, Meg
Hersteller: Storey Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 284 x 284 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Meg Thacher
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,875 kg
Artikel-ID: 116838501
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