Dickinson, Terence

Text, illustrations and photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope provide a picture of the conditions that exist on the solar system's nine known planets and their sixty-one moons.

A reference guide for recreational stargazers, providing information and recommendations on telescopes and accessories, and describing observation techniques, with tips on astrophotography. Includes over five hundred color photographs and illustrations.

A guide for backyard astronomers featuring sky charts for all seasons and both hemispheres, stargazing equipment, and chapters on planets, the moon and sun, eclipses, and other phenomena. Provides information on photographing the night sky.

Presents an introduction to astronomy, using photographs and text to explore the planets, stars, galaxies, and other aspects of the universe.

A guide to weather and natural wonders including such phenomena as lightning, the ten types of clouds, storms, solar halos, sundogs, and sunsets.

Contains three sections--a ten-step voyage from Earth's vicinity to the far reaches of the universe, a sequence of ten closeup looks at interesting objects in section one, and a guide to viewing the night sky.