National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Night Sky of North America by Catherine

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Written for budding astronomers and curious stargazers, along with nature lovers and science buffs, this low-priced, easy-to-use field guide expands National Geographic's natural history category and joins other pocket guides in this successful series.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

We all gaze at the night sky in wonder-and this guidebook, the ninth in the National Geographic Pocket Guide series, provides a go-to reference for everything filling the dark canvas above us. A basic guide to the solar system, distant galaxies, exoplanets and deep space, satellites and spacecraft, the big bang, meteor showers, and moon phases, this book also features scores of sky and constellation charts for stargazers. Each of the 147 featured topics includes a photograph or explanatory illustration or graphic. Interesting facts and tips throughout offer a quick guide to observing the night sky with the naked eye, from the Big Dipper and the North Star to auroras and eclipses.

Author Biography

CATHERINE HERBERT HOWELL has written extensively on natural history for National Geographic, including Flora Mirabilis and chapters of Bird-watcher's Bible. A volunteer naturalist, she lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Details ISBN1426217854 Author Catherine Herbert Howell Short Title NATL GEOGRAPHIC PCKT GT THE NI Pages 176 Publisher National Geographic Society Language English Illustrator Jared Travnicek ISBN-10 1426217854 ISBN-13 9781426217852 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 597.9 Year 2017 Imprint National Geographic Society Country of Publication United States Illustrations illustrations Series National Geographic Pocket Guide Audience General/Trade Publication Date 2017-04-06 UK Release Date 2017-04-06 AU Release Date 2017-04-06 NZ Release Date 2017-04-06 US Release Date 2017-04-06 We've got this

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