Title: The Brightest Stars
First published: 2008
Description: "Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky-what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like-has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward."  --David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade magazine, discoverer of twenty-one comets, and author of Starry Night and Cosmic Discoveries   "Fred Schaaf is a poet of the stars. He brings the sky into people's lives in a way that is compelling and his descriptions have all the impact of witnessing the stars on a crystal-clear dark night."  --William Sheehan, coauthor of Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet and The Transits of Venus   In this book, you'll meet the twenty-one brightest stars visible from Earth. You'll learn how to find these stars and discover the best ways to see them. Each star is profiled in a separate chapter, with detailed guidance on what to loo...
Subjects: Amateurs' manuals, Stars, Luminosity function, Astronomy, Nonfiction, Science, Astronomy, observers' manuals
LC classification: QB815 .S33 2008