An Intimate Look at the Night Sky

As visually appealing as it is intellectually stimulating, An Intimate Look at the Night Sky is a unique star guide: twenty-four beautiful star maps, created specifically for this book, highlight what you can see with the naked eye throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. Chet Raymo's commentaries amplify the maps, offering intriguing details and tips on identifying stars, planets, and constellations. In addition, his elegant essays, mythology and religion, marveling as much at the wisdom of the ancients as at the advances of modern science, and making clear why he is one of the most insightful and passionate science writers of our time.

About the Author(s)

Chet Raymo

Chet Raymo is the noted author of The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe, Skeptics and True Believers, Natural Prayers, and 365 Starry Nights. His popular weekly column, "Science Musing," appeared in the Boston Globe from 1983 until 2003. A professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College, he lives in North Easton, Massachusetts.