Informationen zum Autor The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Astronomy programmes officer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. She holds a PhD in space dust. A London-based freelance astronomer, astrophotographer, writer and speaker, specialising in the rewarding task of connecting people to their shared universe. Klappentext The astronomers from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich provide an introduction to the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps. With illustrations by Wil Tirion. Zusammenfassung A brilliant introductory guide to exploring the night sky, from the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Astronomy programmes officer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. She holds a PhD in space dust.

A London-based freelance astronomer, astrophotographer, writer and speaker, specialising in the rewarding task of connecting people to their shared universe.

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The astronomers from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich provide an introduction to the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps. With illustrations by Wil Tirion.