ONCE, curious readers wanting to learn about the night sky were confronted with tomes full of baffling numbers, jargon, and star charts that seemed to bear no resemblance to the real thing. Then came Nightwatch, a clear, concise manual for backyard stargazing that also managed to convey the excitement of astronomy. This fantastically revised edition continues that tradition, but now includes sky maps for observers in the southern hemisphere and a guide to celestial phenomena up to 2018. The best introduction around.
Nightwatch (4th edition)
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