This annual features an extensive range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to everything the stargazer can expect to see in the coming year.
Until his death in 2012, world-renowned astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore edited this indispensable guide to the wonders of the night sky for fifty-two consecutive years. With the 2016 Yearbook of Astronomy, his friend and long-time co-editor Dr John Mason continues Sir Patrick's legacy.The Yearbook of Astronomy collects together a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses and planets, to comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the Moon. It also contains authoritative charts, astronomical data and a series of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's leading astronomers - a fitting ongoing tribute to an extraordinary man who popularized astronomy for over half a century.'This hardy annual has deservedly become a mainstay for all enthusiasts . . . It is to be hoped that the Yearbook of Astronomy will long continue and carry Patrick's name far into the futur'e (Astronomy Now)
"A month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses and planets to comets, meteors, nebulae, and phases of the Moon ... Also contains authoritative charts, astronomical data, and a series of specially commissioned articles"--Dust jacket.
In a characteristically off-beat approach, Patrick Moores Millennium Yearbook celebrateswell, the wrong millennium. Articles on Bodes observations, King Alfreds chronological work, reviews of a new Star Catalogue by Al-Sufi and the latest edition of Ptolemys Almagast complement a review of modern astronomical equipment. This thoroughly entertaining book will almost certainly be the only one to celebrate the coming of the year 1000 A.D.!
Shortly before his death in December 2012, Sir Patrick Moore began the annual task of planning the 52nd consecutive Yearbook of Astronomy with his friend and colleague Dr. John Mason. This special 2014 edition therefore serves as a fitting tribute to the life and work of a man who worked on this unique reference book for over half a century. The 2014 Yearbook contains all of the usual articles that no stargazer should be without: an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, articles by some of the world's leading astronomers, and a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year from planets and eclipses, to comets, meteors, nebulae, and phases of the Moon. But it also includes a special section of articles devoted to the memory of Sir Patrick himself. Written by notable contributors and Yearbook authors past and present, these articles recall Sir Patrick's many contributions to astronomy, as well as anecdotes and personal memories of this remarkable man."
This fully updated 2013 edition of this essential guide features a range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data and a special picture section featuring some of the most important astronomical events of the year.
A special 50th anniversary edition of the one book that no stargazer should be without Sir Patrick Moore's remarkable 50-year tenure on Yearbook of Astronomy is celebrated in this edition with a selection of the best writing to have appeared in its pages and a special picture section showing the most important and astonishing astronomical photographs from the era. It also contains all of the usual excellent features: articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to events in the coming year—planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae, and phases of the moon.
Fully updated for the new year, this stargazer companion features a range of specially-commissioned articles written by some of the world's top astronomers on noted astronomical events. An authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data is also provided along with a month-by-month guide to upcoming eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae, and phases of the moon.