The Star Guide: Learn How To Read The Night Sky Star By Star

by Robin Kerrod

More than 150 full-color photographs and illustrations capture the spectacular wonder and drama of space • More than 60 easy-to-read color star charts guide you star by star and month by month through the winter, spring, summer, and fall skies • Reference pages and feature boxes provide further background information • A practical, high-quality planisphere (star-finder), pictured above, lets you identify the stars overhead at any given time on any day of the year Informative, clear, easy-to-use and lavishly illustrated, The Star Guide puts the Universe at your fingertips and lets you learn about the heavens through actual observation.

Genres: Astronomy, Nonfiction, Science, Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Robin Kerrod writes for young people on all aspects of science and technology, and on astronomy for a wider audience. A former winner of the COPUS (Committee on the Public Understanding of Science) Junior Science Book Prize, he was a major contributor to the DK Science Encyclopedia. He has also co-written The Way Science Works for DK, and is one of the authors of The Way the Universe Works.

Reviews

[Sherri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for anyone interested in astronomy.

[Paulina Ona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trumpai ir aiškiai. Pradedantiesiems domėtis astronomija.

[Jeff Ragan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, solid, beautiful introduction to astronomy.