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Night Sky Almanac 2024: A stargazer’s guide
£5.70£9.50 (-40%)
A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky.
Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins.
With the aid of easy-to-understand monthly calendars and maps, you will chart the rhythm of the lunar phases, discover events that light up the sky for brief periods, and explore the rich tapestry of characters that adorn the starry canvas overhead.
- never miss a night sky event wherever you are in the world with this month-by-month guide
- go meteor spotting, track the phases of the moon and explore the constellations
- worldwide coverage – with details for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres
- discover fascinating celestial facts and notable astronomical anniversaries
Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Collins (14 Sept. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 272 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0008604290 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008604295 |
| Dimensions | 11.71 x 1.45 x 18.42 cm |
by Megan
I’m by no means a professional astronomer, but do enjoy space/astronomy, etc. and will definitely be using this in 2024 to point my telescope at some very interesting astronomy events, throughout 2024. This guide is very comprehensive, but it is not too complicated for those like myself, that are not professionals, to understand. Everything is nicely explained and they are nice images in the book too. Definitely worth it for anyone interested in space/astronomy!
by Bandit
This almanac for next year is a great guide to the night sky. Not only telling you what will be where in the sky at night but filled with facts and anniversaries.
It is perfect for budding astronomers or those who have been interested for years.
Published by Collins, it is yet another good-quality publication. With excellent detailed information and graphics and at a price that most people can afford.
Would make a lovely gift.
by Romina Moog
Very good quality and beautiful useful book
by Crafty Cavalier
I was fairly recently introduced to the “Almanac” series, when I received “The Almanac 2023” as a Christmas gift last year. I have since received “The Gardening Almanac” via Amazon (which is excellent and highly recommended, by the way !) I hadn’t realised that “The Night Sky Almanac” existed until it came up on Amazon, but I’m so glad it did !
The “Night Sky Almanac 2024” is hard backed and contains 272 pages. It is also available as a Kindle version. It is a perfect resource for both novice and experienced astronomers for the coming year.
It starts off with an Introduction, and then covers topics such as meteor showers, and major events in 2024. The moon and constellations are all explored in detail. It then goes on to list each month describing what to look out for, sunrise and sunset times across the globe, the moon’s phases for the Northern and Southern hemispheres, the moon, a monthly calendar, and what to look out for on each day of the month. It also describes what to look for when looking North or looking South for each month.
The final section lists dark sky sites both in the UK and around the world, has a useful glossary, and suggestions for further reading as well as the index.
Dotted throughout the book there are general facts, and interesting snippets, as well as information on world famous astronomers such as Edwin Hubble.
This would be a perfect gift for any amateur astronomer. It is well set out and easy to understand. It is the perfect companion to the other titles in the “Almanac” series, and they do look great when placed on a bookshelf together with their “olde worlde” appearance. However, I doubt this title will stay on your bookshelf for long, as it is the kind of thing you will want to keep dipping into.
Definitely highly recommended.
by WelshWomble
Great book with timings and locations of different star, planet and celestial items movements and positions in the sky. Split by month and location it is easy to use if you have used similar before. It contains a lot of information and covers locations across the world so can be taken travelling as well.#
Nicely presented – the text can be a little small for reading in parts but overall a great book
by Creamtrumpet
This is such a fantastic little book. Well researched, informative, easy to navigate and beautifully presented.
If you love looking at the stars and following astronomical events (and why wouldn’t you?!), then this book is an indispensable guide for the year. It takes you month by month through the year’s events and things to look out for. Everything from the phases of the moon and visible planets and stars to comets and meteor showers are covered. The pages are indexed by month too, and there’s a marker ribbon, so you can quickly find the relevant information.
The back of the book has a glossary of useful information, such as star and constellation names, and there’s even a list a designated dark sky sites around the world. That’s another great thing about this book; it’s global, so no matter where you are in the world (aside from the Arctic and Antarctic), you can find useful information.
It’s such a nice book to look at too, with excellent layout and illustrations, all bound in a gorgeous hardback cover.
This would make a wonderful little Christmas gift for a stargazer. Highly recommended.
by MRS MENUL IPEKCIOGLU
It’s a present for my boyfriend and he likes
by Luke
This book really has everything you could imagine or expect it to have given the name.
It starts with detailed introductions to the basics of astronomy—how the planets move, the coordinates system used, terminology, how moon phases work, reading sky maps, measuring angles by hand, and much more. It also has reference information like maps of the earth and moon here. Really everything you need to prepare you.
Then, it goes month by month, with sky maps for each hemisphere (it says these can be used from most places on the earth, excluding near the poles), descriptions of events and objects (with dates and times) which can be seen in both hemispheres, moon phases, sunrise and sunset times, and other useful information. Much of this is accompanied with further graphics and diagrams. On top of this, lots of historical details are scattered throughout, often providing background on the significance of the objects you might see that month, including many profiles of relevent astronomers from history.
The book is well-written and very complete, and the book itself has a very nice cover and is surprisingly compact. Highly recommended if you want to learn about the sky over the coming year and have the time and motivation to spend to do so. That said, because of how complete and detailed the information is, it may be a bit off-putting for a more casual reader.