Stars: (Collins Gem)

A guide to the northern (40N to 60N) night sky. It describes the movement of planets, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers and comets. It discusses various brands of telescopes and web cams.

Guides you through what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting and how previous generations have viewed and interpreted it. This book is organised month by month, and takes you through the various stories - mythological, historical and scientific - associated with the night sky and provides diagrams to identify the constellations.

Answers to all those niggling questions you have about the universe. Is there a dark side to the Moon? Can roses grow on the Moon? And what happens when a comet hits the Sun? Patrick Moore has been presenting for over 50 years.

Presents a practical hour-by-hour tracker, with a full-colour season-by-season guide to exploring the skies. Major constellations are used as signposts to navigate the night sky, introducing the novice astronomer to the joys of stargazing. The wallet contains illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to use the planisphere.

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. This book tells this story. Using astronomical data, the author explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future.

Takes the reader on a guided tour of the stars and constellations seen from the northern hemisphere, using easily recognizable key star groups to 'jump' from one area of the sky to the next. All stars shown on the maps can be seen with the naked eye.

An introduction to the history of the universe. This book presents the pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

The truth may or may not be out there, but space is the place to look, this guide takes you from our own moon to the frontiers of the universe - and then speculates about what lies beyond. It gives information on various planets in the solar system, and advice on observing the planets and stars with binoculars, telescopes and the naked eye.

Collins Gem Stars provides details of all 88 constellations of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and comes complete with star charts and a star atlas of the entire sky, ideal for practical observation of the stars throughout the world all year round.

Explains the basics of astronomy from coordinate systems to naming conventions. This book includes the solar system, explores the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings and beyond. It explores all 88 constellations of the night sky, charting their mythology and history as well as investigating the latest scientific discoveries.