Books by Collins Astronomy

The Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras

by Tom Kerss, Collins Astronomy

Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography and full of stunning photographs.
Tom Kerss covers the cultural and scientific context for the phenomenon and offers a comprehensive guide to forecasting and photography so that readers can fuse their own technical mastery with the infinite creativity of nature.
The Northern Lights will give you a complete understanding of one of the true wonders of the natural world and leave you prepared for the adventure of a lifetime.
Sections include
History of the Northern Lights
Our modern understanding
Hunting the Aurora Borealis
Photographing the Lights
Glossary of terms

2025 Guide to the Night Sky: a Month-By-month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above North America

by Storm Dunlop, Collins Astronomy, Wil Tirion, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Radmila Topalovic

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.

This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North America's night sky throughout 2025.

This practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes a section on comets and a map of the moon.

Designed specifically for North America.

Written and illustrated by astronomical experts.

Content includes:

• Advice on where to start looking.
• Easy-to-use star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see.
• Positions of the moon and visible planets.
• Details of objects and events in 2025.
• Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere.