Books

This is our favorite book for beginners! It organizes 110 beginner-telescope friendly targets by viewing season, shows you where to find them, and what you should expect to see.

When you line up the time of day with the day of the year a planisphere will show you what you'll see in the night sky as you look North, South, East or West. These...

Let this book be your personal guide to the moon. There are 50 easily observable features that shouldn't be missed.

This month-by-month guide will take you through the highlights of the night sky. Want to know when Juipiter is at opposition (brightest)? Looking to plan around the next lunar eclipse? This is your guide.

This is a great book by a Canadian author. John Read gives younger observers a fantastic list of objects to go looking for with a backyard telescope. Sure to help keep the telescope outside and...

Revised Fourth Edition: updated for use through 2025. The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key...

The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's...

When you line up the time of day with the day of the year a planisphere will show you what you'll see in the night sky as you look North, South, East or West. These...

Explore nebulae, spiral galaxies, star-forming regions, and other mysteries of deep space in this 2023 calendar from Astronomy magazine! Astronomy magazine brings you the Deep Space Mysteries 2023 calendar filled with dramatic images of nebulae,...

It has never been more fun to learn! Engage children of all ages with STEM toys that will encourage them to explore, understand and be inspired by the world of science, technology, engineering and math....

This book tells young readers everything they want to know about life in space. With a focus on international collaboration, it details how men and women in space celebrate the holidays, watch the latest movies,...

Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space. In 1783, a rooster, a duck and a...

If you are just starting out in astronomy, the ETU Guide is for you. This iustrated book answers questions about astronomical coordinates, consteations, eclipses, the Moon, major and minor planets, comets and more. It's the...

Become a rock hound with this field guide for kids ages 7 to 10 The world of rocks and minerals is massive, amazing, and full of cool new things to uncover! My Awesome Field Guide...

Help kids become birdwatchers with this guide for ages 8 to 12 Get ready to watch and listen to the hidden world of birds! My Awesome Field Guide to North American Birds is a complete...

This fun, photo-filled, fact-packed guide to rocks and minerals will get kids outside to discover the amazing world underneath their feet. Created for the ultimate explorer, this book gives kids the knowledge and skills they...

Fly into the world of birds in the most complete guide for kids to North America's birds, featuring range maps, cool facts, fun activities, and detailed descriptions and drawings by Jonathan Alderfer, one of the...

This fully revised edition of the best-selling North American bird field guide is the most up-to-date guide on the market. Perfect for beginning to advanced birders, it is the only book organized to match the...

Completely Revisited and Updated From renowned birder, illustrator, and New York Times best selling author David Sibley, the most authoritative guide to the birds of the East, in a portable format that is perfect for...

From the renowned author of the New York Times best seller The Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field. Sibley's Birding Basics is an essential companion for...

A terrific guide full of great ideas for experimenting with your microscope.

Since the first spacecraft launched in 1957, there have been many ground-breaking missions that have expanded our knowledge of the solar system. The 50 featured in this collection include Voyager's Grand Tour, Apollo 8 and...

Explore our next-door neighbor planet Mars like never before with the Orion Mars Map & Observing Guide, now in its Second Edition with events from 2020-2026. This detailed map will help you locate and identify...

Saturn is one of the most exciting objects to observe with a telescope and astronomy binoculars. Many experienced amateur astronomers will tell you their first telescopic view of Saturn and its magnificent ring system is...

Set sail for the spectacular sights of Jupiter! The Second Edition of the affordable Orion Jupiter Map & Observing Guide is a great tool for backyard astronomers of all skill levels who want to get...