Collins Stars and Planets

• Description
• Images (4)
• Reviews
• Author Bio

Previously entitled `Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets', this classic guide to the night sky enters its fourth edition as part of the authoritative `Collins Guide' series.

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.

*Unique yearly plantetary data, available as a downloadable web resource

*Monthly sky maps of the northern and southern hemispheres, so you can identify constellations and bright stars from various latitudes throughout the year

*Descriptions of all the 88 constellations and their stars opposite a specially prepared chart showing the constellation in relation to the surrounding skies

*Detailed information on stars, nebulae, galaxies, the Moon and the Solar System

*Practical advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes.