2025 Guide to the Night Sky : A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland

by Topalovic, Radmila | United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published 29/08/2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (Collins) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 112 pages
210 x 147 x 5mm | 180g

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.

“This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price”Astronomy Now

“A handy and straightforward guide.” British Astronomical Association's 'Journal'

“an ideal Christmas stocking-filler” The Observatory

From the UK’s Number One Astronomy publisher, this is the bestselling stargazing handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. With 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2025.

This practical guide is an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.

Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40°N and 60°N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States.

Advice on where to start looking and a map of dark sky sites to avoid light pollution.

Charts for the circumpolar and seasonal constellations.

Easy-to-use star charts for each month with descriptions of objects and events to look for in 2025.

Positions of the moon, visible planets and eclipses.

Includes a section on comets and a detailed map of the moon.

Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.

Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.