The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), nebulae, astronomical bodies, objects, phenomena, and -- yes -- comets.

Night Sky provides a concise guided tour of the heavens with 48 monthly sky charts of the northern sky and 88 constellation charts, each offering a detailed map of individual constellations.

Essays on the universe, the solar system, and constellations introduce the reader to the wonders of the sky..

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Author: NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

Publisher: Knopf

Date: Oct. 15, 1991

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