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| NightWatch A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe Fourth Edition: Revised and Expanded for Use Through 2018 by Terence Dickinson Illustrations by Adolf Schaller, Victor Costanzo, Roberta Cooke, Glenn LeDrew |
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Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material. NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy. The fourth edition has revisions in every chapter, including:
This edition includes for the first time star charts for use in the southern hemisphere. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and probes. :....:....:
Dickinson is...both a skilled observer and a lucid writer. He knows what's out there and how best to see it, and he shares his expertise in the spare, friendly voice of someone who has enducated not only himself but many others. His deep aesthetic appreciation of astronomy is reflected in the book's splendid charts and illustrations. He has kept refining and updating Nightwatch until it fits into an observer's routine as comfortably as a sharp old knife in an angler's hand. Like a good night, Nightwatch is clear and wind-free. Try it and see for yourself. from the foreword by Timothy Ferris :....:....: About the author:
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