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THE AMATEUR STARGAZER'S ULTIMATE HOME COMPANION

"365 Starry Nights" is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated essays, it focuses on the aesthetic as well as the scientific aspects of stargazing. It offers the most up-to-date information available, with hundreds of charts, drawings, and maps-that take you beyond the visible canopy of stars and constellations into the unseen realm of nebulae and galaxies.

This simple yet substantial text is full of critical information and helpful hints on how to observe the stars; describe their position; calculate their age, brightness, and distance; and much more. Whether you observe the sky with a telescope or the naked eye, "365 Starry Nights" makes the infinite intimate and brings the heavens within your grasp. Keep this invaluable, informative guide close at hand, and you'll find that the sky is the limit 365 nights a year.

Seeing in the Dark by Timothy Ferris

Nightwatch by Terence Dickinson

The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson

The Alchemy of the Heavens by Ken Croswell

Strange New Worlds by Ray Jayawardhana

First Light by Richard Preston

The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H. A. Rey

The Cambridge Star Atlas by Wil Tirion

Comet by Carl Sagan

A History of Astronomy by A. Pannekoek

Starlight Nights by Leslie C. Peltier

Universe by Martin Rees

Parallax by Alan W. Hirshfeld

Asimov On Astronomy by Isaac Asimov

Intelligent Life in the Universe by I. S. Shklovskii

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets

This Phenomenal Life by Misha Blaise

Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer