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Author Jefferis, David.

Title Star spotters : telescopes and observatories / David Jefferis.

Publication Info. New York : Crabtree, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J522 JEF    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Children's Department  J522 JEF    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 522 JEF    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 522 JEFFERIS    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Series Exploring our solar system
Jefferis, David. Exploring our solar system.
Audience 009-014.
Note Includes index.
Contents When did people first observe the skies? -- Why is much of the universe invisible? -- How fast does light travel through space? -- How does an optical telescope work? -- Are big telescopes better than small ones? -- Why is radio astronomy so important? -- How do we find out about the Sun? -- What can the Hubble Space Telescope see? -- Where do we look for infrared targets? -- What is X-ray astronomy? -- What are astronomy's new frontiers? -- How can I go star spotting?
Summary Describes the different methods used to explore and research outer space, including space telescopes and observatories, and explains how new technologies are uncovering more information on space through non-visible light observation.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 1.0 129194.
Subject Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
X-ray astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
Telescopes -- Juvenile literature.
Outer space -- Exploration.
X-ray astronomy.
Telescopes.
ISBN 9780778737421 paperback alkaline paper
077873742X paperback alkaline paper
9780778737254 reinforced lib. bdg. alkaline paper
077873725X reinforced lib. bdg. alkaline paper
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