Books

Philip's Astrophotography With Mark Thompson is an essential guide for anyone wishing to photograph or image the stars and planets, written by TV's favourite astronomer.

Provides a practical introduction to deep sky observing, for beginners and more advanced observers. This book contains descriptions of more than 200 deep sky objects, suitable for users of binoculars and small telescopes.

In this book, author Robin Scagell shows that night-time lighting and the resultant brightening of the sky can be combated, and demonstrates how to make the best of poor conditions.

A dependable, accurate and attractive reference source for all amateur astronomers, written by Sir Patrick Moore.

The Philip's Mini Stargazer

STARTER PACK CONTAINING:

• Philip's Star Chart
• Philip's Planisphere
• Philip's Stargazing with Binoculars by Robin Scagell and David Frydman

By Neil Bone

Part of the 'Practical Astronomy' series, as edited by Sir Patrick Moore

This classic beginner's guide to the night sky has been updated with planet positions and forthcoming eclipses up to the end of the year 2014

A star finder that allows visible stars to be identified for any date and time for locations in the Northern Hemisphere. Compiled by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

How do I get started in astronomy? Should I buy binoculars or a telescope? What can I expect to see? This wonderful informal guide to astronomy has all the information an absolute beginner needs to get started. It explains the basic techniques and equipment you need for exploring the night sky, from observing with the naked eye to using binoculars and telescopes.

This highly practical star atlas is suitable for use anywhere in the world. It has a robust damp-proof binding, making it ideal for use out of doors, and the tough paper is suitable for annotating with pencil when observing.

Includes the Planisphere as seen on the BBC's Stargazing Live!

The Philip's Stargazer pack contains three esential items to get you started on the facinating hobby of astronomy. Please note the disposable packaging that this product is supplied in (shown in the picture) can vary and may be different to that shown.

The result of thirty years of observing the night sky from within a city, Denis Berthier's practical guide will help amateur astronomers to enjoy their hobby without having to travel to distant sites, and without using complicated equipment or difficult techniques, enabling them to observe and photograph stars and planets as well as many other celestial objects.

Philip's Astronomy Starter Pack is an exciting new starter pack suitable for use in the Northern Hemisphere, containing three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy

A comprehensive guide to all the stars and celestial objects visible with the use of binoculars or an average-sized telescope, this fully revised edition features updated and extended text, improved sky charts, and new diagrams and photographs.

David Levy has held a lifelong passion for comets, and is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. In this book he describes the observing techniques that have been developed over the years - from visual observations and searching, to photography, through to electronic charge-coupled devices (CCDs).

This book is a step-by-step guide to observing meteors and meteor showers. Any necessary science is explained simply and in clearly understandable terms. This is a perfect introduction to observing meteors, and is ideal for both seasoned and budding astronomers.