Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Amateur astronomy
- 1 Using this book effectively
- 2 Observing sites and conditions
- 3 The Moon, the Sun, and eclipses
- 4 The planets
- 5 Comets, asteroids (minor planets), and artificial satellites
- 6 Constellations
- 7 Stars – identification, nomenclature, and maps
- 8 Stars – physical properties
- 9 Double and multiple stars
- 10 Variable stars
- 11 Clusters, nebulae, and galaxies
- Part II 200 interesting stars and deep-sky objects
- Appendices
- Index
7 - Stars – identification, nomenclature, and maps
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Amateur astronomy
- 1 Using this book effectively
- 2 Observing sites and conditions
- 3 The Moon, the Sun, and eclipses
- 4 The planets
- 5 Comets, asteroids (minor planets), and artificial satellites
- 6 Constellations
- 7 Stars – identification, nomenclature, and maps
- 8 Stars – physical properties
- 9 Double and multiple stars
- 10 Variable stars
- 11 Clusters, nebulae, and galaxies
- Part II 200 interesting stars and deep-sky objects
- Appendices
- Index
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- Celestial Objects for Modern TelescopesPractical Amateur Astronomy Volume 2, pp. 87 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002