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Peterson First Guide to Astronomy (Peterson First Guides

by Jay M. Pasachoff · 1990

Peterson First Guides series

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A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.

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adult
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short · 128 pages

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