
Authoritative text, charts and diagrams, photographs, and a systematic approach make DK's Smithsonian Handbooks: Stars and Planets the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to observing the night sky. Each planet is illustrated and described in detail, with location charts...

The clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky. Introducing the Handbook of Stars and Planets - the perfect beginner's guide to the night sky
With a highly visual introduction that explains the basic concepts of astronomy and gives advice...

A practical guide to the night sky that can be used by amateur astronomers anywhere in the world. This Eyewitness Handbook features entries on all 88 constellations of the northern and southern hemispheres. A set of clear, easy-to-use star charts allow the reader to identify...






