Maran, Stephen P. <br/><br/>
Astronomy for Dummies 
 Astronomy  
by Stephen P. Maran, PhD, and Richard Tresch Fienberg, PhD 
 - 5th edition 
 - Hoboken, New Jersey   John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  2023 
 - x, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates   illustrations (some color)   24 cm 
 - For dummies . <br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1. Getting started with astronomy : Seeing the light: the art and science of astronomy ; Join the crowd: skywatching activities and resources ; Terrific tools for observing the skies ; Just passing through: meteors, comets, and artificial satellites -- Part 2. Going once around the solar system : A matched pair: Earth and its moon ; Earth's near neighbors: Mercury, Venus, and Mars ; Rock on: the asteroid belt and near-Earth objects ; Great balls of gas: Jupiter and Saturn ; Far out! Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and beyond -- Part 3. Starting with Old Sol: meeting stars and galaxies : The Sun: star of Earth ; Taking a trip to the stars ; Galaxies: the Milky Way and beyond ; Falling for black holes and quasars -- Part 4. Pondering the remarkable universe : Planets of other suns: is anybody out there? ; Delving into dark matter and antimatter ; The Big Bang and the evolution of the universe -- Part 5. The part of tens : Ten strange facts about astronomy and space ; Ten common errors about astronomy and space -- Part 6. Appendixes : Appendix A: Star maps ; Appendix B: Glossary. 
<br/><br/> A beginner's guide to astronomy features information about the solar system as well as star maps and a monthly guide to locating the planets in the sky. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781394163076 139416307X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023936827 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomy--Amateurs' manuals<br/>Astronomy--Observers' manuals
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB63  / .M38 2023 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>520 Mar    11