Bindings: Paperback Date of Publication: 8/7/1999 Bibliographic Description: 1999 228 x 152 mm 204pp 21 line diagrams 18 half-tones
Through 52 articles arranged week by week, A Skywatcher´s Year guides readers to celestial events that occur or are visible with the naked eye and binoculars. Information rich, yet jargon free, this guide helps find prominent stars and constellations, bright star clusters and galaxies, and the prominent meteor showers. Also covered are the Moon, tides, and the northern lights. Information is given on planets through to 2010, and the eclipse planner runs to 2025. A Skywatcher´s Year demands little more than a love of the natural sky and occasional access to binoculars or a small telescope.
Contents Acknowledgements; Foreword; Author´s note; Introduction; Part I. The Sky by Seasons: Winter; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Part II. The Sun and the Moon: The Skywatcher´s Sun; The Skywatcher´s Moon; Greatest shadow show in the Solar System; Aurorae: the Northern and Southern Lights; Appendices; Further reading.
Key Features
Includes sections on observing solar and lunar eclipses, with tables of events out to 2025
Includes section on observing the planets, with planet locations out to 2010
