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About NightWatch: A Practical Guide To Viewing The Universe
Review A "must" for any night-time observer. -- Diane C. Donovan ― The Midwest Book Review Published On: 2007-03-01 A great overall book for the stargazing hobbyist. -- Mike Lynch ― St Paul Pioneer Press Published On: 2006-12-17 General interest introduction to astronomy now in its fourth edition... bends the mind with information. -- Barbara Julian ― Victoria Times-Colonist Published On: 2007-01-14 This is a wonderful, single-volume introduction to the night sky and its wonders. More than that, it's chock-full of valuable information to help you understand how your telescope works and what all those dials and knobs do. If you only purchase one item to go with your new telescope, this should be it. -- Gary Seronik ― Sky and Telescope Magazine Published On: 2020-01-08 The perfect introduction to astronomy and stargazing. It has been the top-selling stargazing guide for over 20 years... With information that even the most experienced stargazers will find comes in handy. ― Space.com Published On: 2018-12-04 [Review-of-previous-edition:] [Nightwatch was] a clear, concise manual for backyard stargazing that also managed to convey the excitement of astronomy. This fantastically revised edition continues that tradition, but now includes sky maps for observers in the southern hemisphere and a guide to celestial phenomena up to 2018. The best introduction around. -- Ivan Semeniuk ― New Scientist Published On: 2007-01-20 Renowned author and astronomer Terence Dickinson took Grade 5 and 6 students from the [North Bay] area through the universe to make snowballs from water and ice particles that make up Saturn's rings, and visit the red liquid methane lakes of its moon, Titan.... "I'm hoping that they'll walk away with excitement about the universe," he said." It's a subject that young people are not discarding. They're living with it. They're interested in it. And they know a lot." -- Maria Calabrese ― The North Bay Nugget Published On: 2008-09-11 Some astronomy books become trusted friends; sun-baked, dew-drenched companions, their well-thumbed, fact-filled pages tattered with time. This fourth edition is just such a book. First published in 1983 but now updated and expanded, it will please loyal backyard astronomers and entice newbies seeking a first complete guide... A skilled observer and accomplished astrophotographer, the author knows what's out there and how to best see it. -- Jane Green ― BBC Sky at Night Magazine Published On: 2019-09-01 This is probably the best handbook for the beginning astronomer. -- Drew Monkman ― The Examiner (Peterborough) Published On: 2007-12-11 New, better-quality photos; amped-up sections on astrophotography and using amateur telescopic equipment; and a new chapter on the skies visible from the Southern hemisphere. -- Lynn Andriani ― PublishersWeekly.com Published On: 2006-09-05 This fourth edition of the essential guide for amateur stargazers is newly updated, lavishly illustrated...and packed with facts...and a cosmic closet-full of other astronomical delights. For anyone who ever looked up and wondered what's out there, Nightwatch puts the heavens at your fingertips. -- Neil Pond ― American Profile Published On: 2006-11-26 It may be hard to justify upgrading from later printings of the third edition, but NightWatch remains one of the best sourcebooks to introduce beginning astronomers to the night sky -- and to keep them interested. -- Stuart J. Goldman ― Sky and Telescope Published On: 2007-01-01 [Globe and Mail 2006 Holiday Gift Book selection] Remains perhaps the best book available for amateur astronomers, and makes fascinating browsing even if you never put eye to telescope. ― Globe and Mail Published On: 2006-12-09 NightWatch remains the best single source on sky watching and astronomy equipment for the backyard enthusiast. -- Randy Groundwater ― Windsor Star Published On: 2006-12-10 [Review-of-previous-edition:] A great all-round astronomy guide. -- Glenn Chaple ― Astronomy Pu
