"Night Sky" helps readers identify particular constellations, recognize the difference between a star and a planet, and understand why the entire sky appears to spin. They will discover how stars are born and die, what nebulae are, and how comets and asteroids are formed. Includes star charts, space images, and graphics.

Includes index.

Watching the night sky : Watch the sky -- Seeing more -- Telescopes -- View from Earth -- Constellations -- Northern skies -- Southern skies -- Equatorial skies -- Meteors. Searching for the stars : The sun -- Variety of stars -- Orion -- Sagittarius -- Celestial fireworks -- Leo -- How far? -- Cygnus -- Scorpius -- Lyra -- Taurus -- Strange stars. Discovering amazing planets : The planets -- Orbiting the sun -- Earth's moon -- Moon map -- The moon -- Mercury and Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn's rings -- Outer planets -- Moons -- Flying objects. Galaxies and the universe : Our galaxy -- Cloud galaxies -- Andromeda -- Galaxies galore -- To the edge.