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An invaluable, user-friendly guide to discovering and navigating the night sky as it changes.
The Night Sky Month by Month offers beginners to stargazing and amateur astronomers an insight into the positions of the stars and planet locations for each month of the year. Filled with easy-to-use star charts showing the constellations in both the northern and southern hemispheres, alongside specially-commissioned artworks and photography, this book has everything the budding astronomer needs to understand the night sky. Including information on the stars that are visible to the naked eye, even in the darkest skies, The Night Sky Month by Month enables everyone to be awed by stargazing regardless of equipment or experience. Plus, this newly updated edition features an almanac detailing the annual and one-off celestial events for the decade ahead ensuring newcomers to stargazing will never miss a visible planet or solar eclipse again.