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A Dictionary of Modern Star NamesBy Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart Format: Paperback Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic sounding star names came from? In this revised edition of the venerable Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and

full-aperture interferometry test is that it provides a densely sampled measurement of every possible significant form of optical error

and easy-to-read labels

It is based upon the dynamical equator and equinox of J2000 (see Standish

It depicts a turbulent cosmic pinnacle about 3 light-years (20 trillion miles) tall that lies within a vast stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula

""wind"" effects

The binoculars need not be expensive

729 color finder charts using red and blue channels of POSS plates on a white background (red features are visible in white light but become invisible under red light conditions

your telescope will perform to the best of it's abilities and perhaps it will show images better than you would have believed possible

It is not a poor substitute or a work-around that uses bits and pieces of the optical system

Centaurus (expanded coverage beyond that found in Volume 2)

you will be prepared with this book

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