The Monthly Sky Guide
Out of Print
The ninth edition of Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion's famous guide to the night sky is updated with planet positions and forthcoming eclipses to the end of the year 2017. It contains twelve chapters describing the main sights visible in each month of the year, providing an easy-to-use companion for anyone wanting to identify prominent stars, constellations, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies; to watch out for meteor showers ('shooting stars'); or to follow the movements of the four brightest planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Most of the sights described are visible to the naked eye and all are within reach of binoculars or a small telescope. This revised and updated edition includes sections on observing the Moon and the planets, with a comprehensive Moon map. The Monthly Sky Guide offers a clear and simple introduction to the skies of the northern hemisphere for beginners of all ages.
- An easy-to-use companion for anyone wanting to identify prominent stars, constellations, star clusters, meteor showers, or follow the movement of the planets
- Updated with planet positions and forthcoming eclipses to the end of the year 2017
- Most of the sights covered in the book can be observed with the naked eye, and all are visible with binoculars or a small telescope
Product details
January 2013Paperback
9781107683150
72 pages
298 × 210 × 4 mm
0.27kg
64 colour illus.
Unavailable - out of print
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Finding your way
- Observing the planets
- Observing the Moon
- Moon charts
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Index.
