THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE STARRY NIGHTS : AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY NIGHT OF THE YEAR

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Summary: A great book for every amateur
Review: This is a very good book for every amateur astronomer to have! It is very descriptive, helpful, and is even interesting to read! 365 Starry Nights describes the night sky by every month, so it helps create a sense of how the sky works. It touches on even the very small things, and describes the important things very well. It describes many of the types of distance measurers, like parallax and Cepheid variables. There are so many other things that it describes very well that I can't even list them all. The book covers many constellations and many of the things that are found in that constellation. All of those things make this book very informative and great. There is only one problem with the book. The book was published in 1982, so some of the information is outdate, which can be a small problem. Therefore you have to remember that every once in a while when they don't mention the Hubble telescope and you're wondering why! Overall, this book is a very good book!

Rating:
Summary: A great book for every amateur
Review: This is a very good book for every amateur astronomer to have! It is very descriptive, helpful, and is even interesting to read! 365 Starry Nights describes the night sky by every month, so it helps create a sense of how the sky works. It touches on even the very small things, and describes the important things very well. It describes many of the types of distance measurers, like parallax and Cepheid variables. There are so many other things that it describes very well that I can't even list them all. The book covers many constellations and many of the things that are found in that constellation. All of those things make this book very informative and great. There is only one problem with the book. The book was published in 1982, so some of the information is outdate, which can be a small problem. Therefore you have to remember that every once in a while when they don't mention the Hubble telescope and you're wondering why! Overall, this book is a very good book!

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Summary: A friend to help you find all the stars in your sky.
Review: This lovely book is for all of the folks who swear that one picture is worth a thousand words. The beautiful, romantic illustrations make it possible for novices to easily discern what stars are in their sky on whatever day of the year it happens to be. My husband and I have enjoyed our book for ten years. Whenever we look skyward on a clear and brilliant night, we open our book to the exact day and month that it happens to be. We find wonderful drawings and lots of information about stars that are in our sky. We can see explicit pictures that diagram the constellations of the night. This book shows us the stars that we will soon be able find on the horizon and the ones that will be over our heads when we turn off our porch light and step outside. The stories of the ancient myths are compelling. The science of astronomy is infused gently by the author and the readers absorb it as if it were by osmosis.