The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars
In this book, you’ll meet the twenty-one brightest stars visible from Earth. You’ll learn how to find these stars and discover the best ways to see them. Each star is profiled in a separate chapter, with detailed guidance on what to look for while observing it. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced amateur astronomers, the book shares fascinating information about the lore and legends connected with each star through history, as well as what the science of astronomy has to teach us about the star’s physical nature.
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Book details
- Author
- Fred Schaaf
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Science › Space Science › Astronomy
- Topics
- stargazing · bright stars · star identification · constellations · night sky · amateur astronomy · astronomical observation
- ISBN-13
- 9780471704102
About the author
FRED SCHAAF is a contributing editor at Sky & Telescope magazine, where he has written popular features since 1993, and the author of more than twelve books on popular astronomy. His books include The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them, Seeing the Deep Sky and Seeing the Solar System.
Schaaf has taught classes at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, and has contributed to the Astronomical Calendar from 1989 to 2013.
When he’s not writing, Schaaf is a supporter of the International Dark-Sky Association and has written a weekly astronomy column in the Atlantic City Press since 1976. Much of his work focuses on making astronomy accessible to general readers.