Ridpath, Ian

An illustrated guide to the stars and planets, providing a general introduction to astronomy; containing a detailed guide to the Solar System; featuring an alphabetical catalog of the constellations; and including a month-by-month companion to the night sky.

Presents a guided tour of the galaxy, providing information about planets, stars and constellations, comets, asteroids, meteors, supernovae, quasars, and other space phenomena, with color illustrations and photographs, and a selection of star charts.

Presents an overview of the solar system, covering such topics as the Earth and other planets, the sun, moon, asteroids, comets, meteors, and black holes.

Presents an illustrated guide to the stars and planets, featuring a general introduction to astronomy, a detailed guide to the Solar System, charts of all eighty-eight constellations, and a month-by-month companion to the night sky.

An illustrated guide to astronomy with information on astronomical instruments, the solar system, the celestial sphere, the origins of the universe, and theories of astronomy from ancient times to the present. Also includes a section on constellations, pointing out objects of interest that can be observed with simple equipment.

Presents a comprehensive star atlas with maps that chart star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies along with measurements on the sun, moon, and other bodies of the Solar System.

Examines what the sun is, how it was made, its importance in our solar system, eclipses of the sun, and presents facts about the sun.