Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer’s Guide to 2024

by Storm Dunlop, Will Tirion

A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky. Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins. With the aid of easy-to-understand monthly calendars and maps, you will chart the rhythm of the lunar phases, discover events that light up the sky for brief periods, and explore the rich tapestry of characters that adorn the starry canvas overhead. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion and approved by the astronomers of Royal Observatory Greenwich

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Astronomy

272 pages, Hardcover

Published January 2, 2024

Reviews

[Annarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love almanac and watch the night sky this is the right book. Loved it, informative and intriguing
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

[Nate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as good as its traditional sister but still fun.
The sunrise sunset times are useless in Zulu and the art work didn’t vary at all across the months. Also, somehow it missed the biggest astronomical event of the year (a freaking comet!).
I still learned stuff and spent a lot of my time googling orbital mechanics to make it make sense.

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I spent my whole year reading this chapter by chapter and I must say - I'm too stupid for this crap but boy do I love it

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is it truly near the end of the year and my blog if I don't request an ARC of this book?

These guides every year are always excellent, well researched and informative. A guide to every month of the year of the skies, the Night Sky Almanac is the perfect book or even gift for any astronomer who likes to know when to get their telescope out, but also for the young astronomer just wanting to know when to see planets, meteor showers or certain constellations are most likely to be seen.

With split guides for both hemispheres, this book can be used anywhere and has photos of what to look for in the sky and when and where to look for depending on the skies of the city you're looking for with views from London and Sydney mentioned in this book - not to mention cities that will see the eclipses next year, this book truly covers every base when it comes to the skies in 2024.

Also giving you historical profiles and facts, this book certainly is the perfect book for anyone with a interest in space and I would highly recommend picking up these beautiful books because these covers never fail to look stunning.

Thanks to Collins and Netgalley for once again giving me a copy of this book!

[Amber-Louise Diskin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide to the sky, I have been buying the Night Sky Almanac for years and I absolutely love going through it before the New Year to establish exactly which events I want to look out for!

Once again, each page is extremely informative and well informed, giving you exactly what you need to know from all areas of the world, I am especially looking forward to following the Lunar Cycles & Meteor Showerrs properly this year, and using these to plan out the best times for rituals.

These Almanacs are the kind of books you keep a collection of, like the Guinness Book Of Records, to look back on years and see a reference of what events transpired!

Thankyou NetGalley and Collins for allowing me to read an early copy in return for a review!

[Terry Horne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finding your article made me extremely pleased since it will now be at the top of my list of sites that I love connections game to read.

[Rob B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great little book and monthly resource for the amateur stargazer

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bought for me again as a Christmas present. Interesting read, but a bit repetitive of 2023.

[Larry Yonce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb almanac! Detailed charts of both hemispheres and plenty of scientific information and historical tidbits. It served me well in 2024 and I am buying the 2025 edition for the new year.

[Sarah Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting to have a guide to follow the night sky. Will always intrigue me

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful guide to all the sights in the night sky this year brilliant informative and a superb guide to all things astronomical.