With this handy Peterson Field Guide, skywatchers can discern the names of and distinguish between the stars, planets, moons, and other elements of the heavens visible from any vantage point on Earth on any day of the year. Descriptions of the constellations preface in-depth discussions of double and variable stars, nebulae, and galaxies.
Charts illustrate the entire sky-one section at a time.
Concluding chapters examine the celestial drama of comets, asteroids, and meteor showers and the best ways to view them. Star charts are valid through 2010.