书目名称 | Lights in the Sky | 副标题 | Identifying and Unde | 编辑 | Michael Maunder | 视频video | | 概述 | Enables anyone to identify puzzling astronomical and meteorological phenomena, via an easy "finder" section.Describes all such phenomena, with photographs, illustrations and detailed physical explanat | 丛书名称 | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .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 botany book. It allows quick (and structured) identification of known aerial phenomena, whether at night or during the day. The objects thus found are referenced to the second part of the book...The second part gives a full description, physical explanation, and where relevant notes on observing and photographing the various phenomena. Some will need optical aids such as binoculars or telescopes, but the main thrust of the book is identification and explanation rather than imaging...The final chapter approaches UFOs from a scientific standpoint, particularly the way in which human perception and ofte | 出版日期 | Book 2007 | 关键词 | Cloud; Rain; UFOs; Weather phenomena; ball lightning; extraterrestrial; green flash; haloes; lightning; nocti | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-761-9 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-84628-562-2 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-84628-761-9Series ISSN 1431-9756 Series E-ISSN 2197-6562 | issn_series | 1431-9756 | copyright | Springer-Verlag London 2007 |
The information of publication is updating
|
|