Night Sky Almanac 2027
A Stargazer’s Guide to the Night Sky
$26.04
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2027
Summary
“Both delightful and useful” - David Stickland, The Observatory
“Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this stunning companion to the night sky.” - All About Space
A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky.
Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins. With the aid of easy-to-understand monthly calendars and maps, you…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008815769 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008815763 |
| Author: | Radmila Topalovic, Dominic Ford, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Collins Astronomy |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2027 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 117mm x 184mm |
Critics Review
“Both delightful and useful” David Stickland, The Observatory
“Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this stunning companion to the night sky.” All About Space
Radmila Topalovic
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London’s only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK’s largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Radmila Topalovic is an urban astronomer and physics teacher based in South-East London, and Astronomer Emeritus of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. She holds a degree in Physics with Astrophysics and a PhD in Astrochemistry. Her biggest passions are quantum physics and astrobiology.
Dr. Dominic Ford is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge UK, where he works on the European Space Agency’s PLATO mission. He previously led the development of data-analysis software for spectroscopic surveys of the Milky Way at Lund Observatory, Sweden. He has worked on many science communication and amateur astronomy projects. He previously managed the British Astronomical Association’s website and built an online image archive which now holds over 80,000 images of the night sky. In 2022, Dominic was awarded the British Astronomical Association’s Horace Dall Medal for the development of software for amateur astronomers.
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