Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

Thoroughlyrevised,updatedandexpanded.ThefirstthreeeditionsofNightWatchsoldmorethan600,000copies,makingitthetop-sellingstargazingguideintheworldforthelast20years.Thekeyfeatureofthisclassictitleisthesectionofstarchartsthatarecherishedbybackyardastronomerseverywhere.Eachneweditionhasoutsoldthepreviousonebecauseofthoroughrevisionsandadditionalnewmaterial.NightWatchhasbeenacclaimedasthebestgeneralinterestintroductiontoastronomy.Thefourtheditionhasimprovementsoverthe3rdeditionineverychapter,including:Thefamouscharts,idealforstargazersusingasmalltelescopeorbinocularsAcompleteupdateoftheequipmentsection,includingcomputerizedtelescopesAnenlargedphotographysection,includinghow-toinstructionsforusingthenewgenerationofdigitalcamerasforastronomicalphotography,bothwithandwithoutatelescopeThetablesoffuturesolarandlunareclipses,planetaryconjunctionsandplanetlocations,updatedthrough2018.Thiseditionincludesforthefirsttimestarchartsforuseinthesouthernhemisphere.Therearealsodozensofnewphotographsthroughoutthebookthatshowthelatestthrillingdiscoveriesmadebycurrentspaceobservatoriesandprobes.