
An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky & identifying what you can see on any given night. Designed as a comprehensive introduction for the beginner & those who want to find out more Collins Night Sky covers everything that can be seen with the naked eye & binoculars as well as what is visible using a small telescope. There are sections on how to observe & understand the objects that comprise the night sky the moon the movements of the stars & planets throughout the year & astronomical events. The constellations are given a comprehensive treatment. Each one
Includes:: a chart a photograph a description of its features & history the best dates & times of visibility the mythological representation & a list of interesting objects. The circular starfinder works in a very simple way: just dial in the date & time by rotating the inner plastic disk
- the time
- until it lines up with the relevant day of the year calibrated on the outer ring. The portion of sky shown on the starfinder will show the arrangement of the stars above you.