| Edition |
Third edition, revised and expanded. |
| Description |
368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-364) and index. |
| Contents |
Amateur astronomy comes of age -- Binoculars for the beginner and the serious observer -- Telescopes for recreational astronomy -- Essential accessories : eyepieces and filters -- The backyard guide 'accessory catalog' -- Using your new telescope -- The naked-eye sky -- Observing conditions : your site and light pollution -- Observing the moon, sun and comets -- Observing the planets -- Finding your way around the sky -- Exploring the deep sky -- Digital astrophotography -- High-tech astronomy -- Polar alignment, collimation and cleaning -- The Milky Way atlas / by Glenn LeDrew -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals.
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| Added Author |
Dyer, Alan, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9781554073443 |
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1554073448 |
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