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Although transits of planets across the Sun are rare (only Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun closer than us, and so can transit the Sun's disc) amateur astronomers can observe, record and image other kinds of transit, which are very much more frequent. Transit is in two parts, the first telling the fascinating story of the early scientific expeditions to observe transits. The second part is for practical observers, and explains how to observe transits of all sorts - even transits of aircraft as they fly between the observer and the Sun

Many lights and other objects in the sky go unrecognised, or at least are little understood by those observing them. Such things range from the commonplace like rainbows and meteors, to the distinctly unusual like the green flash and ball lightning. And there is still a residuum of objects that remain unidentified by the watcher classed generally as UFOs, a description which today has connotations of the mysterious, even of extraterrestrial visitors.

The first part of this book is an identification guide, very much like the "plant identifier" sections found in a good gardening or...

Frankreich mit Flair & abseits ausgetretener Pfade

Unser Frankreich Reiseführer entführt Sie zu den versteckten Schätzen dieses faszinierenden Landes. Robben in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme beobachten, die Kunst am Kai in Dunkerque genießen, in den Gewässern von Port-Cros abtauchen oder den Teufelswein in Saint-Hilaire verkosten - das sind nur einige der unvergesslichen Erlebnisse, die Sie erwarten.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der erloschenen Vulkane der Auvergne und besuchen Frankreichs erstes Bio-Dorf Correns. Unsere handverlesenen Geheimtipps...

A total eclipse of the Sun is due in August 1999. It will attract alot of interest because - unusually - it will be visible in much of Europe and the UK. A total Solar Eclipse is always fascinating. This book is for everyone that wants to know 1. What a Solar Eclipse is 2. The phenomena one can expect to see 3. How to photograph an eclipse using a variety of methods 4. How to plan for an eclipse expedition. The book not only covers the 1999 eclipse but also past and future eclipses which we can look forward to. This book is also interesting to "armchair astronomers" as it contains alot of...