Night Sky

Stargazing with the Naked Eye

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Pub Date 14 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 07 Sep 2020

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Can you spot the Big Dipper in the night sky? Or Orion’s Belt? Or Cassiopeia? Even in cities, and without the aid of a telescope, these are a few of the easier constellations to find. In fact, a great deal can be seen in the night sky with the naked eye – if you know what you’re looking for. Night Sky presents 200 colour photographs of stunning nocturnal vistas all visible to the naked eye. From the majesty of the Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) as seen from Norway or Canada, and the Southern Lights (Aurora australis) as seen from Australia, to seeing the clarity of the Milky Way over an Italian forest, from witnessing a lunar eclipse in Indonesia to charting the course of the International Space Station across the Indian night, and from seeing a Geminid meteor shower in New Mexico to recognizing the Great Bear (Ursa Major) constellation over New England, the book is a feast of nocturnal delights. Where necessary, additional inset photographs indicate the formation of a constellation. Presented in a handy, pocket-sized landscape format – take it out at night when you’re stargazing – and featuring 200 outstanding colour photographs supported by fascinating captions, Night Sky is a stunning collection of images.

Can you spot the Big Dipper in the night sky? Or Orion’s Belt? Or Cassiopeia? Even in cities, and without the aid of a telescope, these are a few of the easier constellations to find. In fact, a...


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ISBN 9781838860493
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PAGES 224

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"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
This book is beautiful and educational. I love how it is broken into what you can see in the night sky based on where you live (continent). Oh how I wish we had had this book two years ago when we studied geography & astronomy. It would have been a perfect compliment. I could see it as a beautiful add on to either subject though.

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"Night Sky" by Robert Harvey offers magical views of the natural beauty of our planet and night sky.

As a resident in one of the most light polluted places on the planet, I was amazed and envious of the variety of breathtaking pictures of the milky way reflecting on still mountain lakes, Aurora Borealis (and Australis) in peaceful natural settings, eclipses, meteor showers, star trails, space station trails, and other stunning vistas. Not only are these pictures quite esthetic but the prose is educational also, since each of the pictures is accompanied by a concise, easy to understand, and accurate description of what we are gazing at. Some descriptions also contain useful hints as to the technique behind the artistry. (Selfishly, I would have also appreciated detailed information on lens, camera, settings, and other equipment for each of the pictures, but I guess that is one of the purposes of amateur astronomy magazines.)

This wonderful work would make a great coffee table book, and the memories of these pictures will encourage me to continue to explore the night sky not only with the naked eye but also with binoculars and a good camera.

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Night Sky is a collection of photographs from around the world of the night sky. Now you would think that this could end up being very repetitive, but Harvey ranges to include just the right mix of photographs that it does not feel like anything has been repeated. All of the photographs in this book (barring one) are from the style of Astrophotography called Landscape or Wide-Angle (the others are called Deep Space Astrophotography and Planetary Astrophotography).

In the Introduction, we get a brief explanation as to how to do astrophotography, along with what you are able to see in the night sky with the naked eye. As someone who has had an interest in Astrophotography for a long time, it is good to see that all the hours that I have spent online researching how to attempt Astrophotography myself have been summed up for any to give it a try.

Split into 5 different sections based off the different continents; Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, Asia Middle East and Far East, and Africa. Each section has a selection of stunning images that will

The perfect coffee table book for just about anyone.

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