This is an excellent book for the learning astronomer and just a good, straight forward reference book.  NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe (Spiral-bound)by Terence Dickinson (Photographer), Timothy Ferris (Foreword), Adolf Schaller (Illustrator), Victor Costanzo (Illustrator), Roberta Cooke (Illustrator), Glenn LeDrew (Illustrator).