Until his death in 2012, world-renowned astronomer and
broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore edited this indispensable guide to the
wonders of the night sky for fifty-two consecutive years. With the 2016
Yearbook of Astronomy, his friend and long-time co-editor Dr John Mason
continues Sir Patrick's legacy.
The Yearbook of Astronomy collects together a month-by-month guide
to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses and
planets, to comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the Moon. It also
contains authoritative charts, astronomical data and a series of
specially commissioned articles by some of the world's leading
astronomers - a fitting ongoing tribute to an extraordinary man who
popularized astronomy for over half a century.'This hardy annual has
deservedly become a mainstay for all enthusiasts . . . It is to be hoped
that the Yearbook of Astronomy will long continue and carry Patrick's
name far into the future' (Astronomy Now)