{"product_id":"2025-guide-to-the-night-sky-north-america-a-month-by-month-guide-to-exploring-the-skies-above-north-america-9780008688141","title":"2025 Guide to the Night Sky (North America): A Month-By-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above North America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Designed specifically for North America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written and illustrated by astronomical experts Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Advice on where to start looking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Positions of the moon and visible planets. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Details of objects and events in 2024. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWil Tirion\u003c\/b\u003e was trained in graphic arts and has always had an interest in astronomy and especially star charts. In 1983 he became a self-employed full time Uranographer. Since then he has contributed to many atlases, books and magazines. In 1987 he received the 'Dr. J. van der Bilt-prize', a Dutch award for amateur astronomers. In 1993 this was followed by a second, more international 'award', when a minor planet was named after him: (4648) Tirion = 1931 UE. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Royal Observatory, Greenwich\u003c\/b\u003e is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894904819986,"sku":"9780008688141","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70f10bc9-25b8-4e2a-ab88-425c252d3463.jpg?v=1738263712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/2025-guide-to-the-night-sky-north-america-a-month-by-month-guide-to-exploring-the-skies-above-north-america-9780008688141","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}