This second edition of Mike Inglis's classic guide to observing the Milky Way in the Southern
Hemisphere updates all of the science about the target objects with new findings from the
astrophysics field. In addition the book boasts a larger format with entirely re-drawn maps.
Newly laid out for ease of use with an increased number of images in color it updates and
improves the first edition to remain the most comprehensive text on the subject. One of the
wonders of the universe we live in is the Milky Way and this book provides a wonderful tour of
its highlights for amateur astronomers observing below the equator. In its pages Southern
Hemisphere observers interested in viewing our own galaxy's finest features will find every
constellation that the Milky Way passes through with detailed descriptions of the many objects
that can be found therein including stars double and multiple stars emission nebulae
planetary nebulae dark nebulae and supernovae remnants open and galactic clusters and
galaxies. The book also details the one thing that is often left out of observing guides - the
amazing star clouds of the Milky Way itself. Accompanying the descriptive text there are many
star charts and maps as well as the latest images made by observatories around the world and
in space along with those taken by amateur astronomers. This second edition's updated
scientific material and an easy-to-use layout perfect for many nights of fruitful observation.
