The Monthly Sky Guide
by Ian Ridpath
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Author: Ian RidpathIllustrator: Wil Tirion
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-13
ISBN: 0521684358
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Book Review: A great beginners guide!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has enough detail to keep you busy for each month of the year and is easy to understand for a beginner. Anyone with a small telescope should consider this guide for their first step.
Summary of The Monthly Sky Guide
In full colour throughout, the seventh edition of Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion's famous guide to the night sky is fully revised and updated for planet positions and forthcoming eclipses up to the end of the year 2011. The book contains a chapter on the main sights visible in each month of the year, and is an easy-to-use companion to the night sky. It will help you to identify prominent stars, constellations, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, to watch out for meteor showers, and to follow the movement of the four brightest planets. Most of the sights described are visible to the naked eye and all can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope. The Monthly Sky Guide offers a clear and simple introduction to the skies of the northern hemisphere for beginners of all ages.Astronomy Books
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