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Star turn

5 September 1998

All who scan the heavens with the naked eye, binoculars and small
telescopes have travelled from constellation to constellation with Norton’s Star
Atlas and Reference Handbook as an indispensable guide. Arthur Norton really
started something in 1910. You’ll find the star charts and observing tips in the
latest edition—the 19th—are even clearer and more useful than
before. Edited by Ian Ridpath, Addison Wesley Longman, £17.99, ISBN
0582356555.

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