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Dark skies : a practical guide to astrotourism / Valerie Stimac.

By: Publisher: Carlton, Victoria : Lonely Planet, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 287 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781788686198
  • 1788686195
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 520 23
LOC classification:
  • QB63 .S755 2019
Contents:
Foreword / by Phil Plait -- Introduction -- Usage guide -- Stargazing -- Dark places -- Astronomy in action -- Meteor showers -- Aurora -- Eclipses -- Launches -- Space flight -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Discover the best stargazing destinations around the world with Lonely Planet. This comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national parks, where to see the aurora, the next decade of total solar eclipses and how to view rocket launches, plus the lowdown on commercial space flight"-- Page 4 of cover.

Includes index.

Foreword / by Phil Plait -- Introduction -- Usage guide -- Stargazing -- Dark places -- Astronomy in action -- Meteor showers -- Aurora -- Eclipses -- Launches -- Space flight -- Conclusion.

"Discover the best stargazing destinations around the world with Lonely Planet. This comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national parks, where to see the aurora, the next decade of total solar eclipses and how to view rocket launches, plus the lowdown on commercial space flight"-- Page 4 of cover.