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From: gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: Book of Constellations?
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Date: Thu, 22-Dec-83 11:31:53 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 22 11:31:53 1983
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I highly recommend "The Stars"  by H A Rey.  It shows the constellations
in meaningful configurations (rather than the usual mess), introduces
them a few at a time, and points out what times of year they can be
seen.  It has lots of drawings and shows how to find your way around the
constellations.

The book is written for novices, but contains in later chapters more
technical descriptions of the geocentric view of the stars.

This book has been out for a long time now (at least 1952) but is
periodically updated (containing geocentric planetary positions for
the next few years).  It is available in softcover, is large (8.5 x 11),
and features Gemini on the cover.