Star Finder!: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky

This book instantly became so special to me. My Dad is retired, and always looking for little things that can keep him busy! I remember as a kid he would always show me the constellations and how to use the sky. I bought this little book for him on his 69th birthday, and his face lit up!! He was so excited to rediscover the night sky and just enjoy the cosmos again! There's a detailed time span of meteor showers, specific constellations and how to travel through the sky in each season! Even where to locate planets, star clusters, nebulae, and unique stories about the constellations. Great gift! Great book!

Bought for my son, he loves to find constellations. Great book for a little star gazer.

My 8yo niece who has an interest for space, loves the book....very knowledgeable n easy to read

This thin, slickly produced volume is not your usual backyard astronomy guide. It addresses a very narrow subject and audience. From the product description it sounds like it was meant for younger readers, but it is perfect for nerds of any age who would like a practical guide to locating constellations. Granted, the choice of constellations is arbitrary and confined to the northern hemisphere. But it groups the ones of major interest into four sections according to season. The genius of the approach is that is uses a “star-hopping” technique that allows you to connect one constellation to another, teaching you to recognize patterns without having to rely on maps or apps. They can all be traced back to the one formation that everyone seems able to recognize, the Big Dipper. This makes it all easy to remember, but there is a handy, glow-in-the-dark map included just in case. I liked the nice pairing of astronomy with the ancient myths that each constellation is based on. It seemed a missed opportunity that the direction-finding aspects and apparent seasonal movements of the stars were not mentioned in such a practical guide, which is why I am deducting one from my rating. Also, don’t look here for a detailed explanation of planets or other celestial bodies. For spotting constellations, this is a useful contribution. But for explaining the celestial sphere to beginners it’s still hard to beat the classic, entertaining works of H. A. Rey.

I think this book is suitable for ages 8 to 10 years old..The illustrations are beautiful. It's fun and interesting book.

I received this as a gift. It makes stargazing much more fun. You can clearly find all the constellations.

Wonderful book on getting acquainted with our wonderful stars in the heavens. The book quality is superb, thick pages which are very colorful and pleasing to the eye.

The book helps the new stargazer to orient themselves to the night sky by season. It uses easily identifiable constellation as points of reference to find specific stars, star clusters and nebulae. Specific items are visible to the unaided eye, but a pair of 5 or 7 power binoculars bring out startling details.

Super book for all ages, the best in its category.

J’adore ce livre, il aide facilement à identifier les constellations, graduellement,une à la fois C’est comme suivre un sentier et découvrir pas a pas de nouvelles étoiles

Un libro muy bonito con imágenes muy bellas con su información principal de la constelación. Pero si buscas usarlo como una carta estelar para ubicar objetos celestes con el telescopio, este no sirve para eso ... Pero si es un libro muy bonito para tu colección de libros de astronomia

Excellent service- excellent book of stars and constellations

My son loved it