Guide to the Night Sky
1995
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3.92
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48
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Work your way around the night sky with this illustrated guide to stargazing for the complete newcomer, written in clear, non-technical language. Sir Patrick Moore takes the reader on a guided tour of the stars and constellations seen from the northern hemisphere, using easily recognizable key star groups to 'jump' from one area of the sky to the next. All stars shown on the maps can be seen with the naked eye.
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Author
Patrick Moore
Author · 41 books
Librarian Note: There is more than one author with this name. Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, Hon FRS, FRAS, known as Patrick Moore, was an English amateur astronomer, who is the most well known English promoter of astronomy. Moore wrote numerous books on the subject, as well as make public, television and radio appearances, over the course of his long life. He is credited as having done more than any other to raise the profile of astronomy among the British general public.
