Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations [Paperback]

Jonathan Poppele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 2010

Few activities are more peaceful and inspiring than stargazing. With that in mind, Jonathan Poppele has written this incomparable field guide to the night sky. Constellations in the book are organized by degree of locating difficulty, and each entry features history, fascinating details and simple instructions for locating and identifying the constellation. Pick up this book, and learn to enjoy the nightlife!

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Adventure Publications (January 11, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591932297
• ISBN-13: 978-1591932291
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy & Space Science > Star-Gazing

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the amateur astronomer, or anyone who loves the stars, November 27, 2010

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Mark R. Stone (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations (Paperback)

This book is provides a terrific introduction to star gazing and is the right size to take along while you are out looking at the night sky (even comes with a flash light). Not only does it help readers to locate constellations in the sky in an easy to follow way, but it also provides lots of interesting information about their history in nice small doses that help the reader appreciate how long humans have been fascinated by and drawn to the stars.

Reading about the constellations while finding them in the night sky, this field guide helps one to feel a connection to the people from ancient times who mapped out the constellations we can still identify today. And it does this without over burdeing the reader.

You don't need and probably don't want an Astronomy text book to learn a bit more about the stars. This book is more like the Clilff Notes to the stars that you aways wanted.

It is also a very practical and well orangized book. It offers different approaches to finding the stars and constellations, because, well, people are different and this way there will probably be an approach that works well for you.

I am stocking up on the book and the cards (sold separately)to give to my 14 year old nephew who lives in the desert in California and my 50+ year old brother-in-law who lives in rural Western Mass.

5.0 out of 5 stars love it!, November 1, 2011

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A. Banta "ranch wife" (rural Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations (Paperback)

I bought this book for a friend, because I have the same one at home, and i love it! I have had so fun using it, and reference it often.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect introduction to star-gazing, December 8, 2010

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J. Latane - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations (Paperback)

This is the only book I own about the stars and I have found it to be very informative and easy to use. This book is good for finding those stars and constellations that I used to see and wonder about. Now I can easily figure out what I am looking at. There is also interesting information about how the stars and constellations were named and other historical background information. The book itself is not large, perfect for bringing outside with you; this book is built to be used. Sturdy paperback binding/cover and sturdy pages leads me to believe that I will probably be enjoying this book for a long time. The book comes with a flat red light contained in a pouch inside the back cover, which is handy but if you are going to be using it a lot, I would suggest getting a better light. In conclusion, if you don't have anything else and you are not sure whether this book is worth it, buy it! I don't think you will be disappointed.