Overview

The Great Atlas of the Stars is a guide to the night sky that enables all generations of stargazers to look at the stars, recognise them on sight and call them by name. This text contains 180 full page photographs which show the stars as they are seen with the naked eye. Transparent overlays placed over each photograph enable identification of the celestial bodies, while identification cards provide information on the history, distance, type, luminosity, and deimenstions of each star. This Library Edition has a concealed spiral spine.

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9781552096437

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If you ever considered becoming acquainted with the night sky, I can think of no better guide than this book. It is great in both size and approach.--Patrick Toscano Professional Surveyor (02/01/2003)

Replete with huge, eye-filling star fields, this oversized astronomical atlas will dazzle both beginning skywatchers and young experts. -- John Peters School Library Journal (05/01/2002)

Any stargazer on your list would love this book.--John McPhee Halifax Chronicle-Herald (09/06/2003)

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Serge Brunier is the best-selling author of Majestic Universe: Views from Here to Infinity.

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