Astronomy 2016

by Terence Dickinson (Editor)

Majestic spiral arms of a remote galaxy shimmer from the combined light of 50 billion stars. The ethereal curtains of the aurora borealis ripple across the night sky. Vast clouds of gas and dust, 10,000 times wider than the solar system, pervade the galaxy. Captured by the cameras of talented amateur astronomers and by the world's most powerful research telescopes, the universe's impressive wonders are presented in Astronomy 2016 in brilliant high-resolution color. This 12-image collection was compiled by stargazing authority Terence Dickinson, author of Hubble's Universe and NightWatch . He brings a wealth of practical experience to the calendar's diary of predicted celestial events, which range from meteor showers to eclipses.

24 pages, Calendar

Published June 4, 2015

About the author

Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing in astronomy. More than one million copies of his 14 books are in print in five languages. His best-known book, NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, is widely regarded as the essential guidebook for beginning stargazers. NightWatch, first published in 1983, now has over 600,000 copies in print, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world during the past 20 years. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of extensive revisions and the addition of new material.