Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril

America's finest science writer describes a major revolution sweeping astronomy, as amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make discoveries that are changing our knowledge of the universe.

In Seeing in the Dark, a poetic love letter to science and to the skies, Ferris invites us all to become stargazers. He recounts his own experiences as an enthralled lifelong amateur astronomer, and reports from around the globe - from England and Italy to the Florida Keys and the Chilean Andes - on the revolution that's putting millions in touch with the night sky. In addition, Ferris offers an authoritative and engaging report on what's out there to be seen - what Saturn, the Ring nebula, the Silver Coin galaxy and the Virgo supercluster really are, and how to find them.

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