Stars and Planets (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Ian Ridpath
An introduction to the stars and planets of our universe with a discussion of their characteristics and the equipment used to study them. Also includes a brief history of astronomy.
Read Time: ~1.6 hr
2017 guide to the night sky
by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion (2016)
About this book
Fully updated to 2017, this is the ideal guide for beginning sky watchers. With monthly charts and other diagrams, it shows how the visible stars change from month to month and includes the many sky events that occur throughout they year. Includes sky activity charts and moon calendars; meteors (with dates of showers, including hourly rate of radiants); the planets; ecliptic charts; diagrams of interesting events; plus sky and constellation maps throughout.
Setting / LocationDeep Space
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / Core2017 guide to the night sky Lead Character
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