This book is produced in London by Dorling
Kindersley (DK) and first appeared in 1998 as part of their
Eyewitness Handbook series. A second edition was published in
2000, when the series name was changed simply to Dorling
Kindersley Handbooks, with the word “Eyewitness”
dropped. Updated reprints appeared in 2002 and 2005 (although
the 2005 printing still bears the date 2002). In the US it is
called the Smithsonian Handbook of
Stars and Planets.
The book has an introductory section on
stars and planets followed by constellation charts and
descriptions of objects of interest, ending with a tour of the
sky on a seasonal basis with all-sky charts. The base maps for
the star charts were computer-plotted at the Royal Greenwich
Observatory, and overdrawn and labelled by DK’s artists.
It is a good starter book and should not be
confused with the more in-depth Collins/Princeton Stars
& Planets Guide.
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