The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe Through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars

by Matthew L. Helm and Fred Schaaf

Book Overview

Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky-what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like-has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward.
--David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade magazine, discoverer of twenty-one comets, and author of Starry Night and Cosmic Discoveries

Fred Schaaf is a poet of the stars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471704105
• ISBN13: 9780471704102
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.2"