The most comprehensive field guide available to the fabulous mysteries above–a must-have for any enthusiast’s day pack or home library–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies, astronomical bodies, phenomena, comets, and more. Featuring a durable vinyl binding, over 700 full-color photographs, sky charts, and constellation charts, as well as detailed descriptive text, this comprehensive, easy-to-use field guide is the perfect companion volume for any stargazer.
Product Features
- Author: National Audubon Society
- ISBN: 9780679408529
Don’t buy this field guide until Knopf edits it As many have already said, this is the gold standard general astronomical reference. The book comes with many plates showing the night sky throughout the seasons, plates for all 88 constellations, a good map of the Moon, and some older astrophotos.To me, the real value in the book is the collection of writeups covering both the solar system and the individual constellations. The constellation entries are a treasure trove of information containing the history of how the…
Good field guide. Good field guide, it’s what you would expect from Audubon. Concise and compact but delivers a lot of information. The color plates are beautiful and the guide is laid out well
Awesome Audubon Field Guide/Great Value These field guides by Audubon are awesome & a great value!!! I am now collecting them all!!!This was a gift. I made baskets & filled them with: Audubon Calendar, Audubon field guide, Audubon bookmarks, oragami cranes, silk flowers, pine cones, Audubon Birds of America Tiny Folio, bottle of wine, bird seed. These baskets were gifted to two friends who are avid bird watchers/nature lovers. This was a huge hit!!! Everyone at the party was commenting on MY gifts when there was a huge table…