Night sky /
Series: Discover more. Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Scholastic, (New York :) Physical details: 105 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm. ISBN:0545383749 (softbound); 9780545383745 (softbound) :.- Scholastic Discover More
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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W. Ross Macdonald School Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 523.8 SPA (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Copy: 1 | Available | 2014-0855 |
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523.7 SIM The sun / | 523.8 SIM Stars / | 523.8 SOR Stars / | 523.8 SPA Night sky / | 525 JEF The earth : | 525 LAU Seeing Earth from space / | 525 SOR Earth / |
Includes index.
"Watching the universe outside your window"--Cover, p. 1.
Watching the night sky : Watch the sky -- Seeing more -- Telescopes -- View from Earth -- Constellations -- Northern skies -- Southern skies -- Equatorial skies -- Meteors. Searching for the stars : The sun -- Variety of stars -- Orion -- Sagittarius -- Celestial fireworks -- Leo -- How far? -- Cygnus -- Scorpius -- Lyra -- Taurus -- Strange stars. Discovering amazing planets : The planets -- Orbiting the sun -- Earth's moon -- Moon map -- The moon -- Mercury and Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn's rings -- Outer planets -- Moons -- Flying objects. Galaxies and the universe : Our galaxy -- Cloud galaxies -- Andromeda -- Galaxies galore -- To the edge.
"Night Sky" helps readers identify particular constellations, recognize the difference between a star and a planet, and understand why the entire sky appears to spin. They will discover how stars are born and die, what nebulae are, and how comets and asteroids are formed. Includes star charts, space images, and graphics.
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