Written for observers below the equator, this guide introduces the modern constellations of the far south and the ancient groups visible from southern latitudes, then the ten brightest stars of the southern hemisphere. Orr goes on to stars of different ages, new stars flaring up near the Milky Way and what the spectroscope reveals about them.
A graceful popular astronomy by a woman astronomer, ideal for stargazers in Australia, Africa and South America. Download the free EPUB.