Description:
The latest edition of a continuing series covers the period 2001 to 2020. This
book provides low to medium-precision positions of the Sun, Moon and planets
for the purpose of planning observations. It also includes information on the
elongation and magnitudes of the planets, eclipses, moon phases and a wide
variety of astronomical phenomena. The eclipse section has been enhanced to
present the data for both solar and lunar eclipses in graphical form.
There are two versions of this publication. The UK version, available from The Stationery Office, includes a CD-RoM which contains a substantial fraction of the tabular data in the form of pdf files. The US version, available from Willmann-Bell, has all the tabular data printed in the book. Both versions contain a CD-ROM containing the planetary and lunar coordinates in computer readable ASCII files.
Status:
- The 2001-2020 UK edition is available from
The Stationery Office.
Published in the UK: August 2000
10 character ISBN: 0-11-887312-1
13 character ISBN: 978-0-11887-3123
Pages: 160
Retail price: £22.59 - The 2001-2020 US edition is available from
Willmann Bell.
Published in the US: 2001
10 character ISBN: 0-943396-68-9
Pages: 494
Retail price: $29.95
Errata:
- Page A1, 7th line:
for 25 hours read 24 hours. - Page 101, SPECIAL PHENOMENA, the date of the 2012 transit of Venus:
for June 6/7 read June 5/6.