通过这本完整的介绍观察和了解夜空的入门书，发现宇宙的奥妙。

这本实用的指南解释和解密了观星，教你识别不同种类的天体，并向你展示它们在夜晚和一年之中是如何在天空中移动的。它告诉你如何理解和欣赏宇宙，从基础知识到更高级的技术，培养你的实用天文学技能。

从解释宇宙本身开始——它有多大，它是什么形状，它有多老，它会终结吗？——然后带你环游夜空，增加你基础阶段的知识。实用的建议从肉眼观察开始，接着带插图的逐步指导向你展示如何设置和使用双筒望远镜和望远镜，以及如何自己拍摄夜空照片。它还让你更近距离地观察夜空中可以看到的不同物体，告诉你如何训练你的眼睛识别星星（星座）的基本模式，以及如何区分行星和其他天体，以创新的方式一步步告诉你如何观察它们。书中还包含夜空的地图册，里面的图表可以在南北半球全年使用。

Discover the wonders of the Universe with this complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky.

This practical guide explains and demystifies stargazing, teaching you to recognize different kinds of objects and showing you how they move through the sky over the course of the night and the year. It shows you how to understand and enjoy the cosmos, building your practical astronomy skills from the basics to more advanced techniques.

Beginning with an explanation of the Universe itself - how big is it, what shape is it, how old is it, and will it end? - it then takes you on a tour around the night sky, building up your knowledge in simple stages. Practical advice begins with naked-eye observations, then illustrated step-by-

step instructions show you how to set up and use binoculars and telescopes, and how to take your own pictures of the night sky. It also lets you take a closer look at the different objects you can view in the night sky, telling you how to train your eye to recognize basic patterns of stars (constellations) and how to tell planets apart from other celestial bodies, showing you how to observe them in an innovative step-by-step way. An atlas of the night sky is also included, with charts that can be used in both the northern and southern hemispheres throughout the year.

Accessible, inspirational, and authoritative, Stargazing for Beginners will enthuse and inform anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of the night sky.