constellations

Covers the factual aspects of constellations through a series of lists and tables covering all their essential properties and a collection of profiles considering each constellation individually, with a star chart and map illustrating its associated celestial figure.

A guide to identifying constellations, featuring detailed descriptions of more than one hundred night sky objects.

Includes diagrams and text to help the reader identify stars, planets, constellations, and artificial satellites as they vary their places in the heavens.

Describes the place of our solar system in the Milky Way galaxy and some of the constellations that can be seen from Earth.

A comprehensive overview of the forty-eight classical constellations that provides information on constellation myths from the ancient Greeks and Romans, detailed commentaries on each constellation myth, and references for further reading.

The aim of this field guide is to serve as a handy tool for observing the night sky, helping bring you closer to the world of comets, meteors, asteroids, planets, stars, galaxies. Provides simple advice on how to use binoculars and telescopes. Helps us locate constellations, stars and planets.

Recounts tales ancient Greeks and Romans composed around star formations as they searched for clues about life on Earth. Presents the story of Orion, and the origins of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

An illustrated glow-in-the-dark guide to the constellations along with a short history of each.

Presents facts about stars, nebulas, galaxies, and constellations and recounts the Greek myths that provided widely-known names for ten constellations, from Andromeda to Pegasus.