The Monthly Sky Guide

Tirion, Wil; Ridpath, Ian

ISBN 10: 0521339219 / ISBN 13: 9780521339216

Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1987

About this Item

Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Seller Inventory # 0731458

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Monthly Sky Guide
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521339219
• ISBN 13: 9780521339216
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

A fourth updated edition of a reference title which provides details of planet positions until the end of the year 2000, with chapters focusing on month-by-month developments in the skies of the northern hemisphere and a listing of solar and lunar eclipses.

Review

From previous editions: 'Wil Tirion's charts are justly famous. With Ian Ridpath's words, the combination is hard to beat.' Popular Astronomy

'For those who want to learn about the constellations and bright stars, this book is all that they'll need.' Astronomy Now

'... charts big and detailed enough to be used easily ...' Sky Publishing Corporation

'What adds greatly to the value of the Guide is the obvious enthusiasm of the authors and their ability to convey it.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association

'I have not seen a better first guide to amateur astronomy.' Malcolm Gough, The Observatory

'... an ideal gift for the potential astronomer ...' Chris Clayton, The Observatory

'... two consummate professionals in the field have teamed up to produce an exemplary text with first rate illustrations to inspire the beginning sky gazer ... it is vitally important that the facts presented are accurate and clearly rendered. That is exactly what you get with this little gem of a book. In just 72 pages, the authors have compressed an enormous volume of astronomical knowledge and experience in the field ... As you'd expect, the book provides ephemera of the planets and solar eclipses until the end of 2014 and new sections devoted to how best observe them. The Moon maps are especially pretty too. With its modest price tag, I heartily recommend this text to just about anyone and it will take its place in my library alongside the seven other earlier editions going all the way back to the year I left school.' Neil English, Astronomy Now

'... delightful ... ideal for beginners and certain to inspire more advanced observers.' skyatnightmagazine.com