![]() ![]() The deep-sky star charts are incredibly comprehensive and all the tables of dates and times of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and planet locations have been updated through to the year 2018. Most of the photographs are taken by amateurs, which gives the section on astrophotography a particularly inspirational gleam. He discusses light pollution, how to choose binoculars and telescopes, how to pronouce the names of stars and constellations, telescope mounts, averted vision and why the Harvest Moon looks especially bright. NightWatch a practical guide to viewing the universe 3rd ed., rev. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, starting with the fact that the night sky does not look the way a modern-city dweller expects. With more than 600,000 copies in print since its initial publication, "Nightwatch" has become the standard reference guide to stargazers around the world. This is the fourth edition of this established introduction to astronomy, but the first edition with UK specific content. ![]()
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