TY - BOOK AU - Schilling, Govert, TI - The astronomy handbook : : the ultimate guide to observing and understanding stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe / SN - 9780762486502 AV - QB 64 .Sch334 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - New York, NY PB - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, an imprint of Hachette Book Group Inc. KW - Astronomy KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Observer's manual KW - Space sciences N1 - Includes index; "First published as Handboek Sterrenkunde by Fontaine Uitgevers, The Netherlands"; 1. Astronomy as Science -- 2. The Night Sky -- 3. Earth, Moon, and Sun -- 4. The Solar System -- 5. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 6. The Universe N2 - "Written by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schililng, author of Constellations (BDL, 2018) and Deep Space (BDL, 2014), The Astronomy Handbook is the indispensible, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or needed to know about the night sky, the cosmos, and the universe all in one easy-to-use and understand handbook" -- ER -