Here's the perfect guidebook for all sky events in 2017--including the rare full solar eclipse that will be visible in North America on August 21.</br>Monthly star charts and diagrams moon calendars meteor showers sky and constellation maps and so much more.</br>A must-have resource for backyard astronomers or anyone with an interest in the cosmos.</br>Softcover.</br>96 pages.</br></br>Product Description</br></br><p>  On August 21 2017 North Americans will have the opportunity to witness a momentous sky event. A total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow will begin in the northern Pacific and cross the USA from west to east from Oregon to South Carolina. The Moon's penumbral shadow will produce a partial eclipse visible from most of North America. In fact the 2017 full eclipse is such an important sky event that sky watchers in Europe are already planning trips to view it. <i>2017 Guide to the Night Sky</i> provides all of the information needed to view this exciting eclipse and track its path. The time zones and transit of the eclipse will be noted inside the book's jacket for quick and easy reference.   </p><p>  The night sky makes for exciting viewing any time of the year?? and <i>2017 Guide to the Night Sky</i> is the ideal guide to help             amateur astronomers find their way for the entire 12 months. With monthly charts and other diagrams set for a latitude of 40 degrees North?? it shows how the visible stars change from month to month and includes the many sky events that occur throughout the year. It is highly practical for beginning sky gazers because the objects and events may be observed with the naked eye?? or nothing more comp