Ebook: 2015: An Astronomical Year: A Reference Guide to 365 Nights of Astronomy

New York: Stars 'n Stuff Publishing, 2015. — 598 p. (ebook), 106 p. (print edition).Whether you're an absolute "no knowledge" beginner or an expert astronomer, this comprehensive, easy-to-use quick reference guide will give you all the details you need to find hundreds of night sky events in 2015 - many of which can be seen with just your eyes.Written by a former freelance columnist for Astronomy magazine with over thirty years of experience, the guide includes:Text highlighting "must see" events that can be easily found and enjoyed. No equipment required!
Graphics simulating the best events as they can be seen in the sky.
Monthly highlights of what can be seen in the pre-dawn and evening sky, including the Moon, planets, bright asteroids, meteors, bright stars, constellations and deep sky objects.
Descriptions of key astronomical events for each important date.And for more advanced astronomers:
Details of astronomical events, including conjunctions, eclipses, elongations, oppositions and meteor showers.
Technical information for key events, such as object magnitude, distance and apparent size
Angular separation for conjunctions.
Culmination dates for bright stars, constellations and all 110 Messier objects.Whether you're planning a night out under the stars or simply want to learn more about the heavens above us, you can find it all in this guide to the astronomical year.All the times are given in Universal Time (UT). It is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (i.e., the time in the United Kingdom), so if you know how far ahead or behind your location is, you'll be able to convert it to local time.