How to Identify: Night sky by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, Collins, 拢12.99, ISBN 0007103611 Reviewed by Mick O鈥橦are
THERE鈥橲 surely no argument that Storm Dunlop has the grooviest name of any astronomy author. And while that鈥檚 no reason in itself to ask for a copy of Night Sky, the latest in the Collins 鈥淗ow to Identify鈥� series, as a Christmas present, when Dunlop鈥檚 concise celestial explanations are added to Wil Tirion鈥檚 famous maps of the heavens, you end up with a tightly presented handbook. On the subject of authors鈥� names, however, you鈥檇 have thought Collins could have spelt Wil Tirion鈥檚 correctly on the cover.
If, like me, you are the kind of amateur who can鈥檛 find Hale-Bopp, Sagittarius or the Sea of Tranquillity without having your hand held, then this comprehensive volume is for you.
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