Looking up! : the science of stargazing

Author

Joe Rao

Call Number

• J 520 RAO (OSH)

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Edition

Simon Spotlight edition.

Publication Information

New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.

Physical Description

48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Audience

6-8.

Summary

"Did you know that comets are sometimes called "hairy stars?" Or that if you saw a sunset on the moon, the sun would look white because the moon doesn't have an atmosphere? You'll learn this and much more as you become an expert on the objects in the sky"--Publisher.

Contents

• The Sun and Moon
• The stars
• The planets
• Meteors and comets
• Eclipses of the Moon and Sun
• Mark your calendars!