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A comprehensive month-by-month handbook to the stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere in 2016. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Designed for Britain and Ireland, it is still easily usable anywhere between 40°N and 60°N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada, and the northern United States. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, this guide has been approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Content includes: advice on where to start looking; an easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see; the positions of the moon and visible planets; and details of objects and events you might see in 2016.