National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky

this book is fantastic for anyone who likes to star-gaze. it's compact enough to take anywhere, and tells you exactly what you're looking at based on where in the world you are, and what time of year it is. maybe not the book for the professional astronomer, but for campers, backpackers, and those who just like to look upwards now and then, there couldn't be a better guide to the stars.

There's more than enough info on stargazing here for the hobbyist to get started. It's astronomy 101 crammed into a field guide.

The middle portion has detailed diagrams of each region of the sky, followed by a number of stunning color photographs—many from the Hubble telescope.