NightWatch from Terence Dickinson

NightWatch from Terence Dickinson

Revised Fourth Edition: updated for use through 2025.

The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material.

NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy. The fourth edition has improvements over the 3rd edition in every chapter, including:

The famous charts, ideal for stargazers using a small telescope or binoculars
A complete update of the equipment section, including computerized telescopes
An enlarged photography section, including how-to instructions for using the new generation of digital cameras for astronomical photography, both with and without a telescope
The tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and planet locations, updated through 2025.
This edition includes star charts for use in the southern hemisphere. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and probes.

Technical Specifications

Edition Notes: Revised Fourth Edition, Updated for use through 2025
Author Statement: Terence Dickinson ; Foreword by Timothy Ferris ; Illustrations by Adolf Schaller, Victor Costanzo, Roberta Cooke and Glenn LeDrew ; Principal Photography by Terence Dickinson
Audience: Trade
Specs: color photographs, star charts, resources, index
Pages: 192
Trim Size: 11" x 10 3/4" x 7/8"
Language code 1: eng
Publication Date: 20060912
Copyright Year: 2006