Stars and Planets - Donald H. Menzel / Jay M. Pasachoff - 1983 - Paperback - Houghton Mifflin

For more than 50 years, the Peterson Field Guides have set the standard for excellence. The unique Peterson Identification System has never been surpassed as a tool for field identification and has led millions to a better understanding of the natural world. With over 35 guides, the Peterson Series is also by far the most complete. From birds to fishes, rocks to stars, animal tracks to edible plants, there is a Peterson Guide to almost everything outdoors.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS
* Brief introductory tours of the nighttime sky
* 72 Monthly Sky Maps, for observers in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
* 52 detailed Atlas Charts of the entire sky, with descriptions of the objects you can see in each region
* Maps of the moon’s surface (including the far side)
* Special timetables showing when the brightest stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and planets are visible
* Over 230 photographs 82 in color of the most interesting objects in the sky
* Tables of double and variable stars and other useful information for amateur astronomers