Collins Stargazers Bible: Your illustrated companion to the night sky

(Hardback)

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The Stargazers Bible is the fifth title in this stunning and engaging series, and the perfect companion to The Backyard Birdwatchers Bible. It is packed with absolutely everything you need to follow the progress of constellations, night sky events, and celestial facts. And the best partits open to everyone, everywhere, for free.
A sumptuous aesthetic is paired with practical tips from experts of the Royal Greenwich Observatory on charting lunar phases and celestial events, notable astronomical anniversaries and facts, the best equipment for stargazing and particular events for your location complete with maps, and much more, packaged into a beautiful, illustrative gift book. Never miss a night sky event wherever you are in the world, go meteor-spotting, and track phases of the moon, constellations, and planetary events. Discover Dark Sky Sites and what we can learn from reducing light pollution. Get to know the Moons features and phases, constellations, comets, planetary bodies, eclipses, conjunctions, and more. Find out what you can see with the naked eye and the wider canvas of a telescope. With The Stargazers Bible, embrace the magnificent splendour of the rich tapestry of the skies above.

CONTENTS

How to Use This Book

How to Stargaze Safely & Sustainably

The Rules & Etiquette of Stargazing

Brief Glossary

Chapter 1: Stargazing through the Ages

Chapter 2: Stargazing for Beginners

Chapter 3: Stargazing Tools and Techniques

Chapter 4: The Art of the Sky

Index

Author Bio

Ian Ridpath is an amateur astronomer and an author and broadcaster on astronomy and space.Wil Tirion is an amateur astronomer and graphic artist who designed the first ever star atlas in 1981. Together Ian and Wil have also produced Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets and Collins Gem Stars. Rachel Federman is the author of GIRL DRINKS: 101 COCKTAILS FOR EVERY OCCASION and TEST YOUR DOG: THE DOG IQ TEST. She is the lead singer and bassist for her band, Dimestore Scenario. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.