Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook [Spiral-bound]

Leslie A. Horvitz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764133209 | ISBN-13: 978-0764133206 | Publication Date: April 1, 2006

Amateur stargazers will value this combination logbook and astronomy fact book, with sky maps included. It also offers novice astronomers a primer that explains sky-watching basics. A clear night sky has limitless objects to study, and the view changes constantly with passing hours and changing seasons. Whether backyard astronomers study the heavens with binoculars, a telescope, or the naked eye, they’re likely to see objects they’ll want to note down and remember. The Night Sky Tracker’s extensive logbook is set up to help users list date, time, their viewing location, light conditions, and weather conditions over a period of 100 evenings. It also provides spaces to list observed constellations, phases of the Moon, visible planets, meteors, and special sightings, such as comets or earth-launched satellites. This handy astronomers’ helper is specially designed for outdoor use at night, featuring a rubberized PCV cover with wraparound flap and snap for protection against nighttime dew, and a hidden spiral binding. The cover has glow-in-the dark markings, so it won’t get lost in the night shadows. Here’s a great gift item for giving to amateur astronomers—if they haven’t already picked up a copy for themselves. Printed in two colors, with maps and illustrations.

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About the Author

Leslie A. Horvitz has written extensively on science and health topics, including articles on fraud in the biomedical industry and trends in contemporary science, and the book, Eureka: Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed the World. He lives in New York.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 224 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764133209
• ISBN-13: 978-0764133206
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,691,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Beginning Resource, July 12, 2008

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Robert P. Inverarity (Silicon Valley, California, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook (Spiral-bound)

If you're just starting out with organized observation and you're interested in becoming an accomplished amateur astronomer, logging your observations is key. This book can help you. The logs are the real substance of the book, and the thoughtful anti-dew design allows for logging while you observe even on damp nights. The informational section is solid and helpful as well, but you will need other books for more specific sky charts and object location tips.

My family got this book a couple years ago, around the time we got our first telescope. My wife and I logged all of our astronomical achievements in it, and putting things down on paper helped greatly in remembering what we saw and connecting it with resources in other books. We've since rather outgrown this book's templates (we like to sketch key astronomical objects, and there's not much room for that here), but it was a great start.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it!, January 13, 2008

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This review is from: Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook (Spiral-bound)

Highly organized, beginning star gazers will love this log book as a companion to their evening adventures. The books contains great information and explanations. It is user friendly and fresh.