This essential and highly-illustrated guide is for anyone taking their first steps in observational astronomy. It shows what you can expect to see, helping you get the most from your equipment. This unique book gives amateurs the guidance and assurance they need to become more proficient observers.
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"...the amateur astronomer will find this volume extremely useful in his pursuit of observing pleasure. It is well-written, copiously illustrated and conveniently arranged." -- Irish Astronomical Journal
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Very useful introduction to the observation of the night sky,
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This review is from: Seeing Stars: The Night Sky Through Small Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Hardcover)
A must have for owners of small telescopes, this book guides you through the different kinds of celestial objects and their observation. The authors show the view of an object through scopes of different sizes, which makes it easy for the observer to know what to expect from an object he wishes to observe.
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finder chart, eyepiece holder, star hopping, finder telescope, popular astronomy magazines, main telescope, best observing conditions, instrumental profile, eyepiece projection, diffraction spikes, degrees mag, guide telescope, emission nebula, equatorial mounting, integrated magnitude, dark adaption, observing programme, southern observers, secondary mirror, averted vision, reflection nebula, setting circles, focal ratio, visual magnitude, civil time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Buying the telescope was the easy part. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
finder chart, eyepiece holder, star hopping, finder telescope, popular astronomy magazines, main telescope, best observing conditions, instrumental profile, eyepiece projection, diffraction spikes, degrees mag, guide telescope, emission nebula, equatorial mounting, integrated magnitude, dark adaption, observing programme, southern observers, secondary mirror, averted vision, reflection nebula, setting circles, focal ratio, visual magnitude, civil time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Seeing Stars, Ursa Major, Milky Way, Advanced Work, Great Galaxy, First Point of Aries, Pole Star, Newtonian Reflector New!
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- The Modern Amateur Astronomer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Patrick Moore in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Amateur Astronomer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Patrick Moore in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Caldwell Catalogue by Patrick Moore in Back Matter
- The Solar System by Barrie William Jones in Back Matter
- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith in Back Matter
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