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2026 Australasian Sky Guide

2026 Australasian Sky Guide

by Nick Lomb
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/10/2025
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The ultimate guide to the night sky.

This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with the perfect companion to the southern night sky. Opening with an essay by Kāi Tahu woman Victoria Campbell on the cultural significance of the heliacal rising of Matariki in winter, this book features monthly sky maps, with details of the movement of the planets, stars and constellations. It also offers the latest information on the solar system and its history, as well as tips for optimal viewing. The 2026 Australasian Sky Guide is a must-have handbook to the year’s most exciting celestial events.

2026 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Total eclipse of the Moon in March
  • Mercury, Mars and Saturn bunch in April
  • Eta Aquariid meteor shower in May
  • Venus near Jupiter in June
  • Occultation of Jupiter in November
  • Supermoon on Christmas Eve
ISBN:
9781761170546
9781761170546
Category:
Popular astronomy & space
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-10-2025
Publisher:
NewSouth Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
144
Dimensions (mm):
210x148mm
Nick Lomb

Nick Lomb was Curator of Astronomy at the Sydney Observatory for over thirty years (1979-2010). He continues to work as a consultant astronomer for the Sydney Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Observatory.

He is the author of the Australian Sky Guide, published annually by the Powerhouse Museum, as well several books on astronomy including Astronomy for the Southern Sky (1986) and the catalogue produced for the Powerhouse Museum’s exhibition on the 2004 transit of Venus, Transit of Venus: The Scientific Event that Led Captain Cook to Australia (2004).

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