This 2004 edition features an extensive range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to everything the stargazer can expect to see in the coming year: planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the moon. Articles in the 2004 Yearbook of Astronomy include: Cassini-Huygens to Saturn, Hypernovae, Advancing Astronomical Imaging via the Internet, The First Planetarium, The Ashen Light of Venus, A Short Guide to Astronomical Art and A History of the Transits of Venus.

'Patrick Moore's Yearbook of Astronomy returns once again to the shelves this year, masterfully pushing aside all other books in its genre. Its resources provide an endless amount of celestial entertainment, casting light on the hidden wonders of the night sky' Astronomy & Space