observers' manuals

Presents activities and projects with which the amateur meteorologist can explore the weather.

On cover: A field guide to the heavens, with a Locater Wheel that enables you to identify every prominent star in the sky at any point in the world. Plus a newly designed pop-up sky.

Contains 40 charts showing the sky throughout the year as far north as Alaska and as far south as Australia and New Zealand.

Introduces the stars according to the seasons of the year, using history, mythology, and projects involving very little optical aid.

Presents a comprehensive star atlas with maps that chart star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies along with measurements on the sun, moon, and other bodies of the Solar System.

Explains basic techniques that can be used to identify different constellations and star formations, establish direction and time using star patterns, and recognize comets, satellites, aircraft, and UFOs.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide photographs, drawings, maps, and background information about constellations; and offers advice on how to locate constellations in the night sky.

Explains how to learn about stars, constellations, comets, and other astronomical phenomena by studying the sky without a telescope.

Describes what stars and constellations can be seen in the night sky and provides instructions for finding them.

A practical introduction to the night sky and what can be seen there with the naked eye, binoculars, and telescopes, including stars, planets, constellations, and asteroids.