The indispensable reference book for astronomers, professional and amateur alike.The 2003 edition includes an extensive range of specially-commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, as well as an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to everything the stargazer can expect to see in the coming year: planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the moon.Articles in the 2003 Yearbook of Astronomy include:Stephen Hawkings Celebrates his 60th Birthday - Paul MurdinNear-Earth Objects: Getting Up Close and Personal - Duncan SteelAstronomers Behaving Badly - Fred Watson