Product Description
With 250,000 copies in print since its initial publication in 1983, NightWatch has become a standard reference guide for stargazers throughout North America. The new Third Edition expands on that success with a completely revised and updated text, more than 100 new color photos and diagrams and 16 additional pages that cover such! new astronomical pursuits as computerized telescopes, reviews of new telescope designs and accessories, and astronomy on the … More >>
Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
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#1 by Roger L. Carico on April 17, 2010 - 10:29 pm
When the book arrived, I could tell that it had seen rough travel. The spine of the book is made of a spiral wire which had been flattened. Therefore, the pages do not turn easily and tear at the point where the wire fits through the page. Now, the front of the book is ripped away from the pages. I believe that the book has been stacked with too much weight on top of it and the wire spiral spine was crushed, or flattened, to the point that my book was damaged. I had this book years ago and it was water-damaged, so I was replacing it. Now, I feel that I must replace it again.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Kashif Aqeel on April 17, 2010 - 10:51 pm
The item arrived in condition as described and it got to me fast
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by James Blanchard on April 17, 2010 - 10:55 pm
I gave this book to two NERDY boys. One [11] wants to be a race car designer, and one [16] wants to be an engineer . . . along with two telescopes.
These boys [and their parents] were really happy.
The book is so rich in illlustrations and a great gift for kids that love SPACE stories like Star Wars and Star Trek.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Rodger Raubach on April 17, 2010 - 10:57 pm
This is another one of Terence Dickinsons “backyard astronomy” books that is somewhat better than others of this particular “genre”, but suffers by a somewhat superficial treatment of the practical aspects of the subject. The primary reason I purchased the book was for the 20 very good star charts contained. It was not until I started using these charts that I realized that many important Messier objects were not included!
Although the pictures are wonderful , and very attractive , I buy books of this type for information–not to “sell me” on being an amateur astronomer. I don’t need “cheerleading”. There are other books available that offer somewhat more information than this one–so 4 stars (more like 3.5 stars).
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Tim Hess on April 18, 2010 - 1:33 am
An absolutely wonderful book; however, the numerous printing imperfections encountered (odd smudges, smears, and stains) have significantly detracted from the reading experience.
The book states that it was printed in China and it shows–really bad for a new book.
Perhaps whoever printed the book thought that one would be reading it mainly in the dark and would not notice the blemishes.
A five-star rating for content and 0-stars for print quality equals 3 stars total (more of less).
Rating: 3 / 5