Stargazers’ Almanac 2020: A Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets.

This large-format wall almanac allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the constellations of the zodiac and watch meteor showers.

Stargazers' Almanac 2020 is a beautiful month-by-month guide to the night skies. It's designed specifically for naked-eye astronomy - no telescope required - making it ideal for beginners, children and backyard astronomers. It is a perennially popular holiday gift - and one which lasts the whole year round.

Each monthly chart features two views of the night sky, looking north and south, and a visual guide to the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets. It is suitable for all northern temperate (non-tropical) latitudes.

Stargazers' Almanac 2020 also features:

Suitable for astronomy enthusiasts throughout the Northern Hemisphere's temperate (non-tropical) latitudes.

Bob Mizon, MBE, is co-ordinator of the Commission for Dark Skies. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1985, and has been associated with the Wessex Astronomical Society in various offices for many years. Since 1996, he has provided a full-time mobile planetarium service to south central England, and has taken the experience of the night sky to nearly 160,000 people, mostly schoolchildren.