Get ready to explore the magical night sky. Find out everything there is to know about what you can spot in the sky, such as how explorers used constellations as a form of navigation. Also discover when is the best time to spot comets and why the Moon's appearance has changed over time. Night Sky Watcher includes everything from the Sun to the Moon, to the stars and planets. Symbols are used within the book to show what can be seen in the northern and southern hemispheres. This allows the reader to view exactly what they can see in the sky, regardless of their location.
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Featuring fun facts and amazing activities, explore everything from constellations and how they interconnect, to lunar eclipses and meteor shows. All you need is a pair of binoculars and a clear sky!
'I'd want this book for Christmas if I was a little younger. Raman Prinja's Night Sky Watcher is just the thing for children who want to know about planets and stars, and it's just the kind of thing I feel would sit well on anyone's Christmas wish list.''I' d want this book for Christmas if I was a little younger. Raman Prinja' s Night Sky Watcher is just the thing for children who want to know about planets and stars, and it' s just the kind of thing I feel would sit well on anyone' s Christmas wish list.'
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781781716571
Publisert
2014-08-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Qed Publishing
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Aldersnivå
02, JC
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
120

Forfatter

Biographical note

RAMAN PRINJA has written several successful general-interest books on astronomy and is keen to bring the subject of astronomy to a wider audience. He was Short listed for te Royal Sociaty Young People Book Prize 2015.

He is currently Professor of Astrophysics at University College London. Raman is the author of Science Crazy, which won the Children's Choice School Library Association Information Book Aware 2013 for the category 7-12 year olds.