2017 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland

by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion

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The best-selling and most comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2017. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.

Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40 DegreesN and 60 DegreesN, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States.

Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Content includes:

* Advice on where to start looking.

* Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see.

* Positions of the moon and visible planets.

* Details of objects and events you might see in 2017.

  • ISBN13 9780008186630
  • Publish Date 8 September 2016 (first published 24 September 2015)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 19 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint Collins