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Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, the Stars and Other Phenomena by Fred Schaaf ISBN: 0486244024 Dover Publications Price: $9.95 click here to see this book Fascinating layman's guide to naked eye astronomy explores eclipses, coronas, mock suns, halos, sun pillars, and more. 56 illustrations and photos supplement the text. "...practical, detailed, and informative commentary on the heavens...written with care and a sense of delight in the visual pleasure around and above us..." — Astronomy Magazine. Table of Contents for Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, the Stars and Other Phenomena PREFACE I. In the Earth's Atmosphere 1 The Rainbow 2 "Halos, Coronas, and Glories" 3 From the Blue Sky to the Zodiacal Light 4 Meteors II. The Solar System 5 Eclipses 6 Comets 7 The Planets III. The Starry Universe 8 Winter and Spring Stars 9 Summer and Autumn Stars 10 The Milky Way and Beyond APPENDIX 1 The Constellations APPENDIX 2 The Brightest Stars APPENDIX 3 Greek Alphabet APPENDIX 4 Giant List of Naked-Eye Magnitude Objects APPENDIX 5 Observing Data for Naked-Eye Planets "APPENDIX 6 Best Naked-Eye Conjunctions of Planets and Stars, 1983-1993" APPENDIX 7 Some Special Phenomena of Meteorological Optics APPENDIX 8 Solar and Lunar Eclipses AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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