200,000 sold to date Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice
star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond
the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb
introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully
illustrated and very user friendly no matter what the child's age.
The book is divided into three sections. The first is a 10-step
voyage from the Earth's vicinity to the distant reaches of the
universe. Organized by increasing distance from the Earth, it
touches on the Moon, Mars, Pluto, comets, the three stars of Alpha
Centauri, the center of the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud,
the Andromeda Galaxy, and vantage points at 10,000,000 light-years
from Earth and 300,000,000 light-years from Earth. The second
section, Alien Vistas, is a sequence of 10 close-up looks at some
of the most interesting objects mentioned in the first section,
including all the planets of the solar system, stars, black holes
and quasars, and makes speculations about extraterrestrial life.
The final section is a guide to viewing the night sky, which
enables readers to go outside on any clear night of the year and
identify celestial objects. There is a glossary with explanations
of unfamiliar terms and for pronunciations. Exploring the Night Sky
is a clearly written, well-illustrated introduction to astronomy
for anyone interested in the universe around us.
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