2026 Guide to the Night Sky
A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above North America
Will be published approx. on 28. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-00-874780-0 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the night sky this Christmas with this annual gift book and stocking filler.
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.
This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North America's night sky throughout 2026.
This practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon.
Designed specifically for North America.
Written and illustrated by astronomical experts.
Content includes:
Advice on where to start looking.
Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see.
Positions of the moon and visible planets.
Details of objects and events in 2026.
Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.
This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North America's night sky throughout 2026.
This practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon.
Designed specifically for North America.
Written and illustrated by astronomical experts.
Content includes:
Advice on where to start looking.
Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see.
Positions of the moon and visible planets.
Details of objects and events in 2026.
Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.
Reviews / Votes
"Guide to the Night Sky is the ideal resource for novices and experienced amateurs in the United States and Canada" Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Bulletin"A handy and straightforward guide." British Astronomical Association's Journal
"An ideal Christmas stocking-filler." The Observatory
"This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price." Astronomy Now
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-874780-0 (9780008747800)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Radmila Topalovic | Dominic Ford | Royal Observatory Greenwich
2026 Guide to the Night Sky
A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above North America
E-Book
08/2025
Collins
€5.49
Available for download
Persons
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 competition.