Sky Guide Africa South 2010

The Sky Guide Africa South is an invaluable practical resource for anyone who has even a passing interest in the night skies of southern Africa.

Prepared by the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa for use by the novice, amateur and professional astronomer, it presents a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars in a clear accessible way, accompanied by diagrams to support the text.

Here you will find information for the year 2010 about the movement of the planets, the occurences of eclipses, the dates of meteor showers as well as clearly presented star charts to aid in identifying stars and constellations in the night skies of southern Africa.

Numerous 'must see' events for 2010; Sun rise and set times; Moon phases; over 100 pages of usefull information; Best times to view events are given.

Books should be available before 31 December 2009.