Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Solar System - Fully Revised and Expanded Edition (Princeton Field Guides, 45)

The book is thoughtfully produced and contains a wealth of information. The constellation by constellation maps are attractive and readable and the highlighted descriptions of selected objects of interest accompanying each map are informative and do capture the main highlights of each constellation. The planets section is useful, especially for those with suitable telescopes. The lunar pages with maps are very good and field usable.What I don't like:-binding very stiff to open in the field.-very sadly, the double stars mentioned in the constellation sections have no mention of apparent separation. Not sure while this is left out. It is certainly very valuable having separation distances instead of "can be seen with a small telescope", a description that is not too useful for folks with different telescopes wanting to have a go at double star observation. For example, one might want to try Mizar, Izar and Antares- separation measurements would be most helpful for planning an approach for each of these, instead of telling us how many light years away from earth is each star.All in all, for me, a very nice handbook, but not as great as an observational aid in the field.Ivan

As a lover of all things heavenward, this book provides all the information in a readable, well organized fashion. The illustrations are beautiful and accurate and the information is current and easy for the average person to understand. The writers have taken time to provide the stories behind the constellations and to make learning about the planets and other wonders in the night sky fun! This is my go to book for star gazing and general astronomy reading. It is the best book I've found that balances scholarship with readability. I highly recommend it for all you astronomers - beginner and expert as well!

I got this for my 10 year old daughter because she was showing an interest in Astronomy. She said to give it 5 stars because it was "very informative." She liked reading about all the different moving parts of the Sun, as well as reading about water on the moon and the process that it's going through.

Ian's book lays out those mysterious, strangely named titans like neutron stars, quasars, binary stars, etc, that surround us in a simple, comprehensible way. Much more concise, holistic, and well written than the amalgam of information one can find online, this guide has added a lot of realism to the games I play with my sons and is helping me frame the science of the sci-fi serial I'm writing. Thanks Ian!

I really like this as a guidebook and I felt that it really had some great information in it. Even though this book was required for my astronomy class, I really found it helpful outside of that as well.

This book was given as a gift to my brother-in-law. He has used it several times to guide his way through his new telescope. He has commented that the guide has been very helpful.

The print size could be larger and more distinct. These Chinese printed editions are going to give us all the squints. Otherwise, the book is pretty nice, good value, and the seller was excellent.

This book provides a lot of detailed information.to follow throughout the year. It requires learning how the book is set up in order to make good use of it.

Bought for my husband. I dud hope the book would be a bit larger in length as then the writing would of been bigger