Patrick Moore's Yearbook of Astronomy 2016

by Moore, Patrick; Mason, John

• ISBN13: 9781447287087
• ISBN10: 1447287088
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-02-01
• Publisher: Macmillan UK

Summary

Until his death in 2012, world-renowned astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore edited this indispensable guide to the wonders of the night sky for 52 consecutive years. With the 2016 Yearbook of Astronomy, his friend and long-time co-editor Dr. John Mason continues Sir Patrick's legacy. The Yearbook of Astronomy collects together a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses and planets, to comets, meteors, nebulae, and phases of the Moon. It also contains authoritative charts, astronomical data, and a series of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's leading astronomers—a fitting ongoing tribute to an extraordinary man who popularized astronomy for over half a century.

Author Biography

Sir Patrick Moore is a former president of the British Astronomical Association, cofounder and former president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, and the author of more than 70 astronomy books, including Cambridge Guide to Stars and Planets, Oxford Astronomy Encyclopedia, and Space: The First 50 Years. John Mason is a world authority on astronomy. He is a former President of the British Astronomical Association, and is currently Principal Lecturer at the South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre. He is a keen observer of the aurora, total solar eclipses, and meteor showers. He co-edited The Yearbook of Astronomy with Patrick Moore for more than 10 years.