The Starspotter's Guide, 9781526664594
Hardcover
Explore the cosmos: ancient stories, modern science, endless night sky.
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The Starspotter's Guide

stories, science and secrets of the night sky

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2025

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Summary

The Starspotter’s Guide: A Journey Through the Cosmos

It was a story about space – Apollo 13 – which first hooked Sheila Kanani, and now, decades later, after achieving a PhD in Saturn’s magnetosphere and working as an outreach officer for the Royal Astronomical Society, she has made a career of weaving together the science and tales of the stars.

In The Starspotter’s Guide, her first book for adults, Sheila pulls together the rich tapestry of the night sky…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526664594
ISBN-10:1526664593
Author:Sheila Kanani
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 December 2025
Weight:454g
Dimensions:230mm x 170mm
About The Author

Sheila Kanani

Dr Sheila Kanani MBE is a planetary physicist, science presenter, secondary school physics teacher and space comedian, with a background in astrophysics and astronomy research from UK universities. Sheila is currently the Education, Outreach and Diversity officer for the Royal Astronomical Society in London, regularly acts as a science ambassador and in January 2018, hosted BBC One’s Wonders of the Moon. She was appointed MBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List for services to astronomy and diversity in physics.

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