This unique starwatcher's handbook combines a practical guide to the night sky with fascinating accounts of the myth's and symbols associated with each constellation.
- Covers all 88 constellations, each illustrated with an original pictorial star map - practical, evocative and visually appealing.
- Gives practical guidelines for identifying any constellation with the help of special 'signpost charts'.
- Includes 'whole sky' maps for instant reference, showing the changing positions of the stars at different times of the year.
- Covers the celestial myth's and symbols of many cultures, from ancient Greece to China.
- Provides for each constellation a quick reference table of the most prominent stars, listing brightness, colour and symbolic associations.
