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2020 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

2020 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

by Royal Observatory Greenwich (Author), Storm Dunlop (Author), Wil Tirion (Author)

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 112
 Publisher: Collins
Published: 22 Aug 2019
ISBN 10: 000825771X
ISBN 13: 9780008257712

Author Bio
Experienced Astronomy and meteorology author and translator. Books include Gem Weather (Collins, 2012), Meteorology Manual (Haynes, 2014), Practical Astronomy (Philip's, 2012) and is the lead author for the bestselling annual Guide to the Night Sky (Collins). Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Meteorological Society and a member of the International Astronomical Union. Wil Tirion was trained in graphic arts and has always had an interest in astronomy and especially star charts. In 1983 he became a self-employed full time Uranographer. Since then he has contributed too many atlases, books and magazines. In 1987 he received the `Dr. J. van der Bilt-prize', a Dutch award for amateur astronomers. In 1993 this was followed by a second, more international `award', when a minor planet was named after him: (4648) Tirion = 1931 UE. 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.