Download or read book The Star Guide written by Robin Kerrod and published by Viking. This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the international bestselling guide to the night sky puts the universe at your fingertips, featuring more than 60 easy-to-read colour star charts that map the heavens - month by month and season by season - as different stars and constellations come and go.- Easy to use and lavishly illustrated, The Star Guide is expertly written by one of the world's leading writers on astronomy and space.- The high-quality planisphere is an invaluable tool for following the stars and constellations visible every hour of every night of the year.- Backing up visual observations of the night sky, special information sections provide essential reading to help understand the nature of stars and galaxies and what makes the universe tick.- Spectacular new images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are the highlights of more than 150 full-colour photographs that provide the stunning backdrop to this unparalleled study of the night sky.