Terence Dickinson CM (10 November 1943 – 1 February 2023) was a Canadian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who lived near Yarker, Ontario, Canada.
Dickinson had been an astronomy commentator for Discovery Channel Canada and taught at St. Lawrence College.
In 1994, the International Astronomical Union committee on Minor Planet Nomenclature named asteroid 5272 Dickinson in honour of his "ability to explain the universe in everyday language".
[3] In 1995 Dickinson was made a Member of the Order of Canada,[4] which is the nation's highest civilian achievement award.
The book includes star charts, tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions, planet locations, and other illustrations.