observers' manuals

A guide to the stars in the night sky presented by season, with detailed telescope instructions for observation.

Provides field identification techniques, background information, and practical advice designed to help readers identify and understand different aspects of the night sky.

Describes planets, moons, meteors, and other objects in the solar system and how to find them with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope.

Provides information on how to locate different constellations in the sky, with maps that label the stars in each pattern; and features a collection of legends associated with the constellations, modified and abridged to remove violence.

Explains how to observe stars with the naked eye and how to understand what is seen. Discusses the difference between astronomy and astrology.

Provides scientific information about the moon, discussing what the conditions are like on the moon, what it is made of, how it affects the Earth, and more.

Provides scientific information about stars, discussing what stars are made of, the stages in the life of a star, how stars affect Earth, and more.

Provides scientific information about the planets, discussing what planets are made of, what the conditions are like on planets, how planets affect Earth, and more.

Provides scientific information about the sun, discussing what the sun is made of, what the conditions are like near the sun, how it affects the Earth, and more.