'The Illustrated Guide To Astronomical Wonders' explains everything a beginner needs to know to get started, and will remain indispensable long after a beginner graduates to intermediate status. This heavily graphical book, with numerous photographs, drawings, star charts, and tables, will address, comprehensively, the two major problems beginning and intermediate astronomers face: which objects to look at and how to find those objects. It provides a solid grounding in the fundamental concepts and terminology of astronomy, and includes specific advice about choosing, buying, using, and maintaining observing equipment. Lists are provided with recommended observing targets for newbies and intermediate observers alike, including details about the best celestial objects. Star charts are sufficiently detailed to allow readers to locate and observe featured objects.
