Stars (Collins Gem)
By (Author) Ian Ridpath
Illustrated by Wil Tirion
HarperCollins Publishers
Collins
14th May 2004
1st March 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
523.8
Paperback
192
Width 82mm, Height 117mm, Spine 14mm
150g
A brand-new edition of this bestselling Gem, featuring individual charts for all 88 constellations, a star atlas of the entire sky and details of the brightest stars and objects of interest which can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes.
Collins Gem Stars provides details of all 88 constellations of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, complete with star charts and a star atlas of the entire sky, ideal for practical observation of the stars throughout the world all year round.
Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion are authors of the Collins Pocket Guide to Stars and Planets and The Monthly Sky Guide (CUP). Ian is editor of Nortons Star Atlas and the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy, and author of Star Tales. Wil is author of Sky Atlas 2000.0.