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An Astronomer's Tale: A Life Under the Stars

Gary Fildes

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Description:'You don’t need a science degree to enjoy the night sky. Put aside your worries, look up, and feel part of an incredible universe’Meet Gary Fildes. Not your average astronomer. After leaving school at 17 he went to work on a building site, where he stayed for a quarter of a century. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his life-long passion. The stars.Today Gary is the founder and lead astronomer of Kielder public observatory, a state-of-the-art visitor attraction that is amongst the best in the world. Nestled in the Kielder forests, officially the darkest place in England, the observatory sits beneath a sky that is so clear that thousands of stars can be seen every night, unlike the thirty or so that the rest of us can see due to light pollution. At Kielder, Venus casts a shadow on the Earth and even the Northern Lights can often be seen.In this inspiring and accessible book, Gary shares his life’s enthusiasm for the night sky. Alternating between chapters about his own remarkable journey, and an accessible month-by-month guide to stargazing for the general reader, it tells a story of a man reconnecting with the wonders of nature, and how we all can too.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Astronomer's Tale: A Life Under the Stars. To get started finding An Astronomer's Tale: A Life Under the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 'You don’t need a science degree to enjoy the night sky. Put aside your worries, look up, and feel part of an incredible universe’Meet Gary Fildes. Not your average astronomer. After leaving school at 17 he went to work on a building site, where he stayed for a quarter of a century. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his life-long passion. The stars.Today Gary is the founder and lead astronomer of Kielder public observatory, a state-of-the-art visitor attraction that is amongst the best in the world. Nestled in the Kielder forests, officially the darkest place in England, the observatory sits beneath a sky that is so clear that thousands of stars can be seen every night, unlike the thirty or so that the rest of us can see due to light pollution. At Kielder, Venus casts a shadow on the Earth and even the Northern Lights can often be seen.In this inspiring and accessible book, Gary shares his life’s enthusiasm for the night sky. Alternating between chapters about his own remarkable journey, and an accessible month-by-month guide to stargazing for the general reader, it tells a story of a man reconnecting with the wonders of nature, and how we all can too.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Astronomer's Tale: A Life Under the Stars. To get started finding An Astronomer's Tale: A Life Under the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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