1Written by a former freelance writer for Astronomy magazine, the guide provides almost daily data and information on the Moon and planets and lists details of hundreds of astronomical events.

Included in the guide are:
* Graphical depictions of the Moon and planets throughout the month
* Data tables for the Moon and planets including position, magnitude, apparent diameter and elongation from the Sun.
* Conjunctions between the Moon, planets and bright stars (including angular separations for planetary conjunctions.)
* Lunar and Solar eclipses
* Annual summaries of when to observe the planets
* Annual summaries of notable close planetary conjunctions
* Peak dates for the major meteor showers with moon phase
* Inferior and superior conjunctions for Mercury and Venus
* Greatest eastern and western elongations for Mercury and Venus
* Oppositions and solar conjunctions for the outer planets
* Dates of the equinoxes and solstices

PLUS
* Twenty-four star charts with accompanying lists of suggested deep sky objects

Whether you're an expert astronomer or a casual star gazer, the almanac is the essential guide for observers everywhere.

Praise for previous editions:
"For a guy like me, that is always out observing and shooting the stars with my telescope, this book is VERY informative. Lots of great info. I will definitely refer to it before I go out with my scope. Thanks." - Peter Guierra, September 21st 2014 (Amazon US)
"Love it In the last few years my interest in astronomy has grown tremendously. This book will definitely come in handy." - Michael Dylo, October 26th 2014 (Amazon US)
"I can't imagine how much work it took to bring together all the information in this book With that said, it will be my constant observing companion observing for the next few years " - WJohnson, September 20th 2014 (Amazon US)
"This is a superb book, well laid out and easy to follow even if you are a complete novice or keen astronomer." - Mr Fletcher, October 26th 2014 (Amazon UK)
"I found this book very user friendly and instinctive, it is exactly what I have been looking for." - K. J. Simmill, November 3rd 2014 (Amazon UK)
"Very concise guide to the sky over the next few years, written with more advanced amateurs in mind, but could be used by anyone with more then a passing interest." - Amazon Customer, November 11th 2014 (Amazon UK)