Astronomy Looking for a book on the effects of orbits on celestial observations

[Frabjous]

I am interested in finding a book on effects of orbits that a college sophomore/junior in physics would appreciate. The kinds of specific topics I am interested in include:
1) position of the sun in the sky
2) lunar phases
3) retrograde planetary motion
4) the seasons
5) constellation movement
6) tidal coupling/locking

 

[anuttarasammyak]

You may find some classic books of your taste at "Books in Astronomy" in Project Gutenberg, free, though I am not good at astronomy.

 

[Muu9]

Kutner and Karttunen are astronomy books for physics majors

 

[Bystander]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Horace_Baker

 

[phyzguy]

AAS (the American Astronomical Society) has a free introductory astronomy textbook available online at the link below. If, after reading about the topics you listed, you still have questions, please come back and ask.

https://aas.org/posts/news/2021/09/astronomy-free-online-astro-101-textbook

 

[Frabjous]

I ended up ordering a used copy of Astronomy by Baker. Thanks for all of the suggestions.