Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

Our Take

This is our favorite manual for how to "do" astronomy and it's the book you are most likely to find on every amateur astronomer's bookshelf. We suggest giving it a read before deciding on your first telescope.

by Terence Dickinson

Description

Revised Fifth Edition: updated for use through 2035.

The first four editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material.

NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy. The fifth edition has improvements over the 4th edition in every chapter, including:

• The famous charts, ideal for stargazers using a small telescope or binoculars
• A complete update of the equipment section, including computerized telescopes
• An enlarged photography section, including how-to instructions for using the new generation of digital cameras for astronomical photography, both with and without a telescope
• The tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and planet locations, updated through 2035.

This edition includes star charts for use in the southern hemisphere. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and probes.

HARDCOVER WITH CONCEALED WIRO-BINDING
EAN: 9781554071470
ISBN: 155407147X
Canadian and US rights