Product Description: This pocket-sized guide to the heavens for amateur astronomers has been updated to forecast celestial events through the end of the year 2006. It presents star maps for each month of the year, detailed maps of major constellations, a four-year table of lunar phases, forecasts of solar and lunar eclipses, and dates when specific planets are visible...read more

Provides star maps for every month of the year, lists major celestial events through the year 2010, and includes a dictionary of astronomical terms.

Product Description: Amateur astronomers will value this pocket-size guide to the heavens--this new edition updated to forecast celestial events through the end of the year 2010. This handbook features star maps for each month of the year, detailed sky maps of major constellations, an updated table of lunar phases, forecasts of solar and lunar eclipses, and dates when planets are visible in the night sky...read more

Includes an introduction to astronomy, star charts for each month of the year, facts and figures about the planets and stars, and diagrams of major constellations