Download or read book The Stargazer's Guide written by Emily Winterburn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will guide you through what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting and how previous generations viewed and interpreted it. Organized by month, it takes us through the various stories - mythological, historical and scientific - associated with the night sky, using simple diagrams that will enable you easily to identify the constellations. Along the way it offers fascinating facts about the sun - our closest star - the moon, the other planets, comets, meteor showers (or shooting stars) and satellites." "Here are mythic tales of beasts and battle that led to the naming of the stars as well as true stories of romantic and scientific endeavour. Expert stargazer Emily Winterburn will entertain you as she equips you with the means to end, for ever, those fumbling speculations about whether that's Orion's belt, or that, or that..."--BOOK JACKET.