The Night Sky Companion

Download or read book The Night Sky Companion written by Tammy Plotner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Night Sky Companion is a comprehensive guide to what can be explored in the heavens on a nightly basis. Designed to appeal to readers at all skill levels and involvement, it provides a digest for sky watchers interested in all-in-one-place information that includes history, current events, and of course interesting objects to be observed on any given day. It provides unaided eye observers an opportunity to view many objects or events as well as learn about their history, science and how just "looking up" can be rewarding. It is richly illustrated with finder maps and photographs.