Synopses & Reviews
Introduction. Coming to Terms with the Universe
Part One. Winter Chapter 1. It's About Time
Chapter 2. Baa, Baa, Betelgeuse
Chapter 3. The Cradle of Night
Chapter 4. Moonstruck
Chapter 5. Fading to Black
Chapter 6. Two-Dog Night
Chapter 7. Puzzles of the Polestar
Part Two. Spring Chapter 8. Walking in from Arcturus
Chapter 9. Other Universes
Chapter 10. The Favorite Color of the Universe
Chapter 11. Realm of the Galaxies
Chapter 12. Mysteries of Jove
Chapter 13. Everything You Never Thought to Ask About the Crescent Moon
Chapter 14. Unidentified Flying Planet
Chapter 15. Tales of the Dipper
Part Three. Summer Chapter 16. Inside a Black Hole
Chapter 17. Satellite Season
Chapter 18. Struck by a Meteor
Chapter 19. The Heart of the Galaxy
Chapter 20. Solstice of the Bull
Chapter 21. Eclipsing It All
Chapter 22. Twilight Time
Part Four. Autumn Chapter 23. The Andromeda Connection
Chapter 24. The Once and Future Past
Chapter 25. The Lost Subaru
Chapter 26. Great Balls of Fire
Chapter 27. Harvest Moon
Chapter 28. Northern Exposure
Chapter 29. Leaving Home
Appendix A. The Ten Telescope Secrets
Appendix B. Buying a Telescope
Appendix C. Selecting Binoculars
Appendix D. The Twenty Most Impressive Telescopic Targets
Synopsis
From blue moons to Betelgeuse, it's all in this witty, fact-packed, profusely illustrated guide to the heavens by the author of Discover magazine's popular "Night Watchman" column.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311) and index.
About the Author
Author of Secrets of the Night Sky and Discover magazine's "Sky Lights" column, Bob Berman is the director of the Overlook and Cobb-Matthieson Observatories and lives near Woodstock, New York.