2003 Yearbook of Astronomy

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For both professional and amateur astronomers, this 2003 yearbook includes an extensive range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, as well as a collection of charts and astronomical data and a month-by-month guide to everything the stargazer can expect to see in the year 2003: planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the moon. Articles include: "Stephen Hawking Celebrates his 60th Birthday" by Paul Murdin; "Near-Earth Objects: Getting Up Close and Personal" by Duncan Steel; and "Astronomers Behaving Badly" by Fred Watson.

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Sir Patrick Moore is the world's best-known living astronomer. He has presented the BBC's Sky at Night programme since 1957 and written over 60 books. Along the way he has garnered recognition by the scientific community as one of the greatest authorities in the field, and in 1968 he was awarded the OBE. Last yearhe received a knighthood from the Queen, won a BAFTA for his services to television and become a member of the celebrated Royal Society. He lives in Selsey, Sussex.