Legends of the Stars

Have you ever wondered how the constellations got their names? Or wanted to know the stories of the gods and heroes immortalized in the night sky?

In Legends of the Stars, Patrick Moore, Britain's best-loved astronomer and presenter of The Sky at Night for over fifty years, re-tells some of the stories behind these star-groups, and explains how to look for them in the heavens. From the great hunter Orion to his nemesis the Scorpion, and from Pegasus the flying horse to Jason's ship the Argo...