RASC 2022 Observer's Handbook

• Times of sunrise and sunset, and moonrise and moonset
• Moon phases and other lunar phenomena
• Conjunctions, elongations, etc. of the planets
• Eclipses, transits, occultations by the Moon and by planetary bodies
• Location of the planets, dwarf, and minor planets and returns of periodic comets
• The times of meteor showers
• The orbital positions of the brighter satellites of both Jupiter and Saturn
• Predictions of the cycles of many variable stars

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada published Observer’s Handbook is the must-have resource for advanced amateur and professional astronomers. This great Handbook has been in publication since 1907. This guide is internationally recognized as the finest annual compendium of astronomical highlights and detailed information for the year, in which it's published.

Compiled using the expertise of more than 75 contributors, the RASC Observer's Handbook is regarded as the standard North American reference for data on the sky. This product is the Canadian Edition. The Sky Month By Month section gives an extensive listing of events throughout the year. It provides two categories of data: Events which occur during the current year, and astronomical data and other information which is considered static, i.e. data which do not change by significant amounts year to year.

The Canadian Edition of the RASC 2021 Observer's Handbook provides various features such as: The times of sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset (for latitudes 20º to 60º N); the Moon phases and other lunar phenomena; conjunctions, elongations, etc. of the planets; location of the planets, dwarf, and minor planets and returns of periodic comets; times of meteor showers; the orbital positions of the brighter satellites of both Jupiter and Saturn; plus many more detailed features and information.

Specifications:

• Subject: Astronomical Observer's Handbook
• A section on observing artificial satellites;
• An annual feature starfield
• Advice on using the Observer's Handbook for teaching astronomy;
• Orbital and physical data on the planets and their satellites;
• Astronomical and physical constants;
• Optical properties of telescopes and binoculars;
• A section on the electromagnetic spectrum;
• Information on filters for astronomical observing;
• Light pollution and sky transparency;
• A description of the various systems of specifying time;
• information on the Sun including sunspots and aurorae;
• An essay on deep-sky objects;
• A list of meteorite craters in North and Central America;
• Sections on fireballs and meteorites;
• Information on the Gegenschein and zodiacal light;
• A section on sky phenomena;
• 40 pages of authoritative tables dealing with stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies; and
• Maps of the Moon and of the entire stellar sky