In a world of technological possiblity and unfathomable physical complexity, there is stil nothing that inspires so much awe, wonder and romance as the sight of a star-filled sky. This guide to astronomy includes a month-by-month guide to everything the star-gazer can see in the coming years, the planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae, phases of the moon, and star charts for both northern and southern hemispheres. The second part of the book presents essays such as "Exceptional Asteroids" by David Jewitt, "Cataclysmic Variables" by Charles Gordon-Graham, "The Galactic Centre" by David Allen and "The Volcanoes of Venus" by Peter Cattermole.