Star gazing books

[rich d2]

Hi guys does anyone have any recommendations for a book on star gazing that also has the stories/myths/legends behind them. I did a quick google search and there seem to be an amazingly large amount - I wondered if anyone had one they could recommend.
Cheers Rich

 

[William_Montgomery]

I've not read it, but heard 'The Starlore Handbook' by Geoffrey Cornelius is good. I think it goes into the mythology and the stories of various cultures.
I bought somebody 'The Sky Atlas' by Edward Brooke-Hitching which seemed to go down quite well too.

It doesn't go into the mythology side of things, so might not be what you're after but, 'The Cambridge Star Atlas' is a great book to find your way around the night sky... especially if you're a bit of a cartophile (if that's the word). The Collins yearly 'Guide to the Night Sky' books are great too, but again, maybe not what you're looking for.

 

[rich d2]

Thanks I’ll have a look at all of them, the star lore handbook sounds perfect.

 

[Pattree]

Not what you are looking for but……

I’m a Story teller. Sometimes I tell out doors at night. That’s when I want a story about what’s in the sky above our heads.

My start point is a star atlas app on my phone to see what will be about on the day. Then look up the legend of how they got up there. I have looked up the Asian constellations and their stories before now.

 

[Tengu]

I got mine from the Observers book of Astronomy.

 

[steve a]

Have a look at Turn left at Orion, it might not fulfill everything your looking for but it’s a classic for the casual/ amateur astronomer

 

[William_Montgomery]

Found a book on the bookshelf called 'They Dance in the Sky' by Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson. It goes into the native American mytholgy of the stars. Might be worth checking out.

 

[William_Montgomery]

Have a look at Turn left at Orion, it might not fulfill everything your looking for but it’s a classic for the casual/ amateur astronomer

Great book