Does anyone have a good suggestion for a college level Astronomy text book?
I am looking for a book covering the following aspects:
Galaxy types, Stellar Evolution, star types, deep sky objects and formation, and anything else included!
“An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics” by Carroll and Ostlie is my favourite.
Astronomical Book of Revelation
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16Th Century Astronomer Photo Mugs As astronomer at his desk, consulting his books a celestial sphere hangs over his head, and he can see the stars themselves through his window…. |
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Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer Photo Mugs Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth, is at the centre of the universe. …. |
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Observations on the transit of Venus Photo Mugs Observations on the transit of Venus. Cover of Henry Chamberlain Russells book Observations on the transit of Venus, 9 December 1874 made at stations in New South Wales. Several expeditions were organised to different locations to observe the 1874 transit. The combined results helped established the distance of Venus and the Sun, and hence the size of the solar system….. |
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Astronomers Series Box Set [VHS] $26.43 … |
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Eyewitness – Planets [VHS] $12.95 “My very excellent memory just stores up nine planets.” So you and your kids will be saying, both to help you remember the names of our nearest neighbors (you know, Mercury, Venus…) and to show off to your friends that you’ve seen Eyewitness: Planets. DK’s voyage into outer space is full of amazing footage and special effects that intrigue and educate kids and adults about these “wandering stars… |
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Bill Nye the Science Guy: Outer Space Way Out There! [VHS] $12.99 When you look at the night sky on a clear dark night, you can see thousands of stars. There are far more than you could count. And, they are way out there. They are very, very far away. It’s about the hardest thing to imagine about space. Let’s talk about the nearest star to us, the Sun. If somehow outer space were not an icy cold vacuum with nothing to eat, drink, or breathe, and we could drive t… |
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Beam N Read LED 6 Hands Free Pilots Night Vision Light with 6 Red LEDs $19.95 This special red LED version of the highly acclaimed Beam N Read Hands Free Light comes with 6 energy saving red LED bulbs that run 48 hours at full brightness with 4 standard AAs (not included). Kit also includes a red clip-on color filter. The red light makes it especially useful when needing to switch from lighted to dark viewing such as in cockpits, backstage, camping, star gazing, fishing, et… |
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Brewster 143BJJ6678B Kidding Around NASA Space Wall Border, 10.25-Inch by 180-Inch $24.99 143BJJ6678B Kidding Around, a kid s resource collection has a wide variety of whimsical patterns to choose from prints, stripes and a plethora of animated borders. This exciting collection is for a wide age range, really adding character to any child s room décor. Features: -Prepasted acrylic coated paper. -10.25″ Wide border. -Go to outer space with this radical planets border, universal on any… |
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LightWedge NightVision LED Booklight $39.95 Read in the dark without losing your night vision. — Perfect for boating enthusiasts, stargazers and pilots. Friendly red LED illumination that lights up your charts and check lists with ease. Two brightness levels with just one touch operation. — The first reading light that puts light on the page not in your eyes. The Light Wedge is a pane of distortion free, optical-grade acrylic that reflect… |
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Stardust (Widescreen Edition) $2.73 Features include: •MPAA Rating: PG-13•Format: DVD•Runtime: 127 minutes… |