Astronomical Phenomena
Description:
This annual publication provides a summary of selected astronomical events.
It is published several years in advance and contains much of Section A of
the corresponding Astronomical Almanac. This
publication includes the phases of the Moon, eclipses of the Sun and Moon,
principal occultations, planetary phenomena, elongations and magnitudes of
the planets, times of sunrise/set and moonrise/set. Also tabulated are the
equation of time, the declination of the Sun and the Greenwich hour angles
of the pole stars Polaris and σ Octantis.
A joint publication with the United States Naval Observatory.
Status:
- The 2009 edition is available from
Earth and Sky and
UKHO distributors.
Published in the US: 2006
10 character ISBN: 0-16-077294-X
13 character ISBN: 978-01607-72948
Pages: 86
Retail price: £10.60 - The 2010 edition is available from
UKHO distributors.
Published in the US: 2007
13 character ISBN: 978-01607-95602
Pages: 82
Retail price: £10.60 - The 2011 edition is available from
UKHO distributors.
Published in the US: 2008
13 character ISBN: 0-16-082126X
Pages: 82
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