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001 2007016273
003 DLC
005 20070531134005.0
008 070417s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007016273
020 $a9780810993976 (hardcover)
020 $a081099397X (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aQC981.2$b.H47 2007
082 00 $a551.56$222
100 1 $aHerd, Tim.
245 10 $aKaleidoscope sky /$cby Tim Herd.
260 $aNew York :$bAbrams,$cc2007.
263 $a0711
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aLight gets the bends : showtime optics for sky observers -- A sky observers primer, explaining basic concepts for a better understanding of the phenomena seen in our skies -- Daily pageantry : scenery production, the twilight show, and the supporting cast -- The ever-changing colors of the sky, the east and west views of the twice-daily twilight show, and the noteworthy contributions of clouds to the scenic skyscape -- Many-splendored rings : rainbows, coronas, and glories -- A fascinating tableau of water-colored rings amid changing and capricious weather -- Crowning radiances : halos, arcs, and company -- Crystal geometry, radiant crownpieces to a spectacular sky -- Apparitions, specters, and phantasmagoria : mirages and refractive deeds -- Bizarre and perverted phantasmagorical fabrications, rendered in glorious natural technicolor by the ordinary intercourse of visible light with air -- Fire in the sky : lightning and other discharges -- The boldly erratic and tantalizingly beautiful electric light show -- Glorious incandescence : polar auroras and airglow -- Twisting and undulating wisps, bands, streaks, and curtains of spirited spectacle.
650 0 $aMeteorology$vPopular works.
650 0 $aAtmosphere$vPopular works.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007016273.html