Colour photographsīuy Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect. He has received many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Science Book of the Year Award. AUTHOR: Terence Dickinson is the best-selling author of 14 other astronomy books, including 'The Backyard Astronomer's Guide' and 'Hubble's Universe'. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and probes. This edition includes star charts for use in the southern hemisphere. The tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and planet locations, updated through 2025. An enlarged photography section, including how-to instructions for using the new generation of digital cameras for astronomical photography, both with and without a telescope. A complete update of the equipment section, including computerized telescopes. The famous charts, ideal for stargazers using a small telescope or binoculars. The fourth edition has improvements over the 3rd edition in every chapter, including. 'NightWatch' has been acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy.

Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere.

The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. Description - Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson Revised Fourth Edition: updated for use through 2025. Terence Dickinson, one of Canada's best-loved amateur-astronomy writers, gained renown for unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos His down-to-earth style made him the award-winning best-selling author of 14 astronomy books, including NightWatch, The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, The Universe and Beyond and Hubble's Universe The cofounder and former editor of SkyNews, Canada's national astronomy.

Nightwatch a practical guide to viewing the universe