Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of
Astronomy 2023 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and
an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and
sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the year's eclipses,
comets, meteor showers and minor planets as well as detailing the phases
of the Moon and visibility and locations of the planets throughout the
year. To supplement all this is a variety of entertaining and
informative articles, a feature for which the Yearbook of Astronomy is
known. Presenting the reader with information on a wide range of topics,
the articles for the 2023 edition include, among others: The
Incomparable Sir Patrick Moore; Shining a Light on Jupiter's Atmosphere;
A Brief History of the End of the Universe; The Closing of Historic
Observatories; The Ability to Believe: Bizarre Worlds of Astronomical
Antireality; Optical SETI at Harvard; The Future of Spaceflight; and
Male Family Mentors for Women in Astronomy: Caroline and William
Herschel.
This iconic publication made its first appearance way back in 1962,
shortly after the dawning of the Space Age. Now into its seventh decade
of production, the Yearbook continues to be essential reading for anyone
lured and fascinated by the magic of astronomy and who has a desire to
extend their knowledge of the Universe and the wonders it plays host to.
The Yearbook of Astronomy is indeed an inspiration to amateur and
professional astronomers alike, and warrants a place on the bookshelf of
all stargazers and watchers of the Universe.
