Collins Stars and Planets Guide (Collins Guides) - Softcover

Ian Ridpath

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007424426 ISBN 13: 9780007424429

Publisher: Collins, 2011

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to all the stars and celestial objects visible with the use of binoculars or an average-sized telescope, this fully revised edition features updated and extended text, improved sky charts, and new diagrams and photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Ridpath has been a full-time writer, broadcaster, and lecturer on astronomy and space since 1972. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, as well as a member of the Society of Authors and of the Association of British Science Writers. Wil Tirion is the world's leading celestial cartographer, having designed the first ever star atlas in 1981. Together Ian and Wil have also produced `Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets' and `Collins Gem Stars'. www.ianridpath.com www.wil-tirion.com

Review:

Praise for `Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets': `...by far the best of the currently available, pocket-sized guides and is one to be warmly recommended.' The Observatory

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0007424426
• ISBN 13: 9780007424429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400