Skywatching
   David H. Levy
  1997 Weldon Owen Pty. Australia &
  The Nature Company/Time-Life Books NY USA
   ISBN: 078354751X


From the beginning of time, we have turned our eyes skyward with awe, curiosity & wonder. Here is an accessible & authoritative guide to the heavens with up-to-date tables, diagrams, practical advice & techniques.

Up here in the Northwest where cloud cover feeds the rain forests for months at a time, it's not often we get to see stars. This winter, however, we've had a handful of sightings of our jeweled heavens, then we step outside into the cold country darkness & stare upwards enjoying the wonder.

Once during a lunar eclipse & a clear dry evening, everyone in the valley congregated along the road where the inexorable light show could be seen above the hills. This was where I first encountered Skywatching

Skywatching is a thick book of fabulous photos, dot-filled charts & ethereal names. It gives us a fantastic view of sky watching through the ages, how things got their names & how to see what we're looking at.

With the expert guidance of renowned astronomer, David H. Levy, we tour our immediate Solar System & then venture into deep space, into the realms of the stars, galaxies & nebulae.

Skywatching is more than a lavish reference source, it's a companion as we embark upon our grand discovery of the roof to our world.

Skywatching is a great gift for anyone turning their eyes skyward or to whet a youngster's appetite. Fascinating!

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(07/30/00)

Rebecca