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CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

OBSERVING THE NIGHT SKY

What to use

Starting out

Exploring the night sky

The celestial sphere

Positions in the sky

Date and time

Constellations

The names of stars and other objects

Magnitudes

Photographing the night sky

THE CELESTIAL SPHERE

Winter constellations

Spring constellations

Summer constellations

Autumn constellations

MONTHLY CHARTS

THE MOON

Lunar eclipses

The surface of the moon

North-west quadrant

North-east quadrant

South-west quadrant

South-east quadrant

THE PLANETS

Planetary positions

Minor planets

OBJECTS IN THE SKY

Nacreous and noctilucent clouds

Aurorae

Rockets and satellites

Meteors and the zodiacal light

Comets

Stars

Clusters

Nebulae

Galaxies

CONSTELLATIONS

ADDITIONAL TABLES

FURTHER INFORMATION

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Copyright

About the Publisher