Encyclopedia of Discovery- Skywatching by Robert Burnham & Dr John O'Byrne.
608 pages of star charts, Northern & Southern skies, Session targets & Data galore, written for the beginner & novice. I really love using this reference book. A must have IMO.
I was thrilled to see someone else give this book a good warp. It was my first astronomy book, and I borrowed it almost non-stop for 12 months from the Brisbane City Library until I found a copy on-line in a second-hand bookshop in Balmain, Sydney.
I agree whole-heartedly it is a useful book for the beginner and novice - can really 'light the spark' for further astronomical knowledge and practice.
The same author(s) also produced a similar book, "A Guide To The Night Sky." (The star hopping section is the same as in "Encyclopedia of Discovery-Skywatching"). As I see it, "Night Sky" is the third presentation of the same information - previously printed as "A Guide To Advanced Skywatching" and"Guide To Spacewatching".
These three titles are commonly found at the Lifeline Bookfests around the $6 -$8 mark. (In Brisbane anyway).
Cheers.
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