Terence Dickinson, one of world’s best-loved amateur-astronomy
writers, gained renown for unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos.
His down-to-earth style made him the award-winning best-selling
author of 14 astronomy books, including NightWatch, The Backyard
Astronomer’s Guide, The Universe and Beyond and Hubble’s Universe.
The cofounder and former editor of SkyNews magazine, Dickinson was
a recipient of the Order of Canada and two honorary doctorates.
Ken Hewitt-White has enjoyed a strong working relationship and
friendship with Terence Dickinson for decades, founded on their
mutual passion for the night sky. Currently a contributing editor
at Sky & Telescope magazine, Hewitt-White was a longtime
contributor to SkyNews magazine and the former director of
Vancouver’s H. R. MacMillan Planetarium. A lecturer and writer, he
has authored two books, taught dozens of astronomy courses and
written countless articles. Hewitt-White lives with his wife Lynda
in southern British Columbia, where they go stargazing in the
mountains every summer.
[Review of previous edition:] This fourth edition of the essential
guide for amateur stargazers is newly updated, lavishly
illustrated...and packed with facts...and a cosmic closet-full of
other astronomical delights. For anyone who ever looked up and
wondered what's out there, Nightwatch puts the heavens at your
fingertips.
*American Profile*
[Review of previous edition:] Easily the best in its field. ...
Highly recommended for all libraries.
*Choice*
[Review of previous edition:] A great all-round astronomy
guide.
*Astronomy*
[Review of previous edition:] Some astronomy books become trusted
friends; sun-baked, dew-drenched companions, their well-thumbed,
fact-filled pages tattered with time. This fourth edition is just
such a book. First published in 1983 but now updated and expanded,
it will please loyal backyard astronomers and entice newbies
seeking a first complete guide... A skilled observer and
accomplished astrophotographer, the author knows what's out there
and how to best see it.
*BBC Sky at Night Magazine*
[Review of previous edition:] [Globe and Mail 2006 Holiday Gift
Book selection] Remains perhaps the best book available for amateur
astronomers, and makes fascinating browsing even if you never put
eye to telescope.
*Globe and Mail*
[Review of previous edition:] This book is widely regarded as the
essential guidebook for beginning stargazers. If you buy this book
for no other reason that to help you find the North Star, so that
you can take images of Star Trails, then it'll be worth your
money.
*Garry Black Photography (GarryBlack.com)*
[Review of previous edition:] Highly recommended as the best of its
kind.
*Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada*
[Review of previous edition:] Absolutely the best book for
beginners
*Library Journal*
[Review of previous edition:] This classic title has revisions in
every chapter.
*Mercury*
[Review of previous edition:] With this book, viewing the night
skies can become fun again, and a family affair.... A must-have
book, to stimulate interest in the heavens above, and away from
video games and less productive activities.
*Shelf Life, Tenth Anniversary Edition*
[Review of previous edition:] Another must-have....
*My San Antonio Times (mysa.com)*
[Review of previous edition:] [Nightwatch was] a clear, concise
manual for backyard stargazing that also managed to convey the
excitement of astronomy. This fantastically revised edition
continues that tradition, but now includes sky maps for observers
in the southern hemisphere and a guide to celestial phenomena up to
2018. The best introduction around.
*New Scientist*
[Review of previous edition:] New, better-quality photos; amped-up
sections on astrophotography and using amateur telescopic
equipment; and a new chapter on the skies visible from the Southern
hemisphere.
*PublishersWeekly.com*
[Review of previous edition:] The perfect introduction to astronomy
and stargazing. It has been the top-selling stargazing guide for
over 20 years... With information that even the most experienced
stargazers will find comes in handy.
*Space.com*
[Review of previous edition:] It may be hard to justify upgrading
from later printings of the third edition, but NightWatch remains
one of the best sourcebooks to introduce beginning astronomers to
the night sky -- and to keep them interested.
*Sky and Telescope*
[Review of previous edition:] This is a wonderful, single-volume
introduction to the night sky and its wonders. More than that, it's
chock-full of valuable information to help you understand how your
telescope works and what all those dials and knobs do. If you only
purchase one item to go with your new telescope, this should be
it.
*Sky and Telescope Magazine*
[Review of previous edition:] This is a book you can confidently
recommend to anyone who is just starting out in astronomy.
*Astronomical League*
[Review of previous edition:] A great overall book for the
stargazing hobbyist.
*St Paul Pioneer Press*
[Review of previous edition:] This is a fantastic introductory book
chock full of information and charts. Well written and engaging, it
is sure to provide all the information to get Dad started looking
at the night sky.
*suite101.com*
[Review of previous edition:] This is probably the best handbook
for the beginning astronomer.
*The Examiner (Peterborough)*
[Review of previous edition:] A "must" for any night-time
observer.
*The Midwest Book Review*
[Review of previous edition:] Renowned author and astronomer
Terence Dickinson took Grade 5 and 6 students from the [North Bay]
area through the universe to make snowballs from water and ice
particles that make up Saturn's rings, and visit the red liquid
methane lakes of its moon, Titan.... "I'm hoping that they'll walk
away with excitement about the universe," he said." It's a subject
that young people are not discarding. They're living with it.
They're interested in it. And they know a lot."
*The North Bay Nugget*
[Review of previous edition:] A paramount book of sky objects...
easy and understandable. This practical guide is a must for the
science classroom teacher, the beginning or amateur astronomer, and
young and old students of the night. The author gives a sensible,
realistic perspective on night sky viewing. I believe this is the
best book in its field available to amateurs.
*The Science Teacher*
[Review of previous edition:] If Canadians look at the sky more
than anyone else in the world, it's thanks to one of our
own....NightWatch, now in its fourth edition, has become a staple
in many Canadian cottages and amateur astronomers' bookshelves
along with his popular The Backyard Astronomer's Guide. The book
has also quietly gone on to be the bestselling stargazer's guide in
the world, having been translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek and
other languages, and selling a stead 25,000 copies or more a year
around the world.
*The Whig-Standard*
[Review of previous edition:] General interest introduction to
astronomy now in its fourth edition... bends the mind with
information.
*Victoria Times-Colonist*
[Review of previous edition:] Aspiring stargazers will find
everything that they need to unlock the secrets of the night sky in
this newly updated edition. Public and school libraries will
certainly want to update their collections with this book.
*VOYA*
[Review of previous edition:] NightWatch remains the best single
source on sky watching and astronomy equipment for the backyard
enthusiast.
*Windsor Star*
This field guide to the Universe is not only the ideal first book
for any aspiring amateur astronomer, it's the ideal second and
third book, too -- and this updated fifth edition doesn't
disappoint. In a world of overwhelming data on smartphones and
astronomy apps, and with websites hard-selling telescopes galore,
what is needed is a book offering a jargon-free, step-by-step
journey into what can realistically be seen in the night sky, along
with some practical guidance as to how best to achieve this goal.
Nightwatch is that book... This book will not idle on a bookshelf.
It's an enjoyable armchair read, but will also become a perennial
dew-drenched companion, the one you reach for first.
*BBC Sky At Night Magazine*
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