2026 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere - A month by month guide to exploring skies above Australia, New

A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2026. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa. 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 Special, detailed charts for positions of planets, minor planets and comets in 2026 Seasonal charts Details of dark sky sites Details of objects and events you might see in 2026 Diagrams of notable events visible from Australia, and some for New Zealand and South Africa Also available : A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland and A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America.

Product details

• Authors: Collins Astronomy, Dominic Ford, Dr Dominic Ford, Dr. Dominic Ford, Ford Dominic, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Radmila Topalovic, Topalovic Radmila
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9780008747688
• ISBN: 978-0-00-874768-8
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; REFERENCE / Yearbooks & Annuals, REFERENCE / Almanacs, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, PHOTOGRAPHY / Astrophotography, Republic of South Africa, Space, planets & extraterrestrial locations, Popular astronomy & space, Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy