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Astronomy of the Milky Way - The Southern Sky

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More about the series Practical Astronomy...

  • Presents the latest astrophysical findings on the target objects, bringing the book fully up to date
  • Features many color sky images from more recent sources, with a new layout and a larger trim size to increase the utility of each chapter
  • Includes redrawn star charts and maps that provide more detail for easier observing

This second edition of Mike Inglis's classic guide to observing the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere updates all of the science about the target objects with new findings from the astrophysics field. In addition, the book boasts a larger format with entirely re-drawn maps. Newly laid out for ease of use with an increased number of images in color, it updates and improves the first edition to remain the most comprehensive text on the subject. One of the wonders of the universe we live in is the Milky Way, and this book provides a wonderful tour of its highlights for amateur astronomers observing below the equator.

In this book, Southern Hemisphere observers interested in viewing our own galaxy's finest features will find every constellation that the Milky Way passes through with detailed descriptions of the many objects that can be found therein, including stars, double and multiple stars, emission nebulae, planetary nebulae, dark nebulae and supernovae remnants, open and galactic clusters, and galaxies. It also describes the one thing that is often left out of observing guides - the amazing star clouds of the Milky Way itself. In addition to the descriptive text there are many star charts and maps, as well as the latest images made by observatories around the world and in space along with those taken by amateur astronomers. This updated version offers new scientific material and an easy-to-use layout perfect for many nights of fruitful observation.

The author Mike Inglis is a professional astronomer who also has a life-long passion for amateur astronomy. In addition to observing the night sky whenever he can he has worked at the University of Hertfordshire and Warwick University in the UK, at Princeton University in the USA, and used some of the world’s largest telescopes in Australia, La Palma and Hawaii.

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General


Number of photos and images
249
Number of pages
269
Author
Mike Inglis
date of publication
2018
Language
English
Edition
2nd edition
Series
Practical Astronomy
Level
Advanced
Springer Astronomy of the Milky Way - The Southern Sky

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