| Edition |
Revised & updated. |
| Description |
295 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Amateur astronomy comes of age -- Binoculars for the beginner and the serious observer -- Telescopes for recreational astronomy -- Eyepieces and filters -- Accessories and observing aids -- Ten myths about telescopes and observing -- The sky without a telescope -- Observing condtions: your site and light pollution -- Observing the moon, sun and comets -- Observing the planets -- How to find your way around the sky -- Exploring the deep sky -- Capturing the sky on film -- The essential techniques -- Eclipses, gremlins and advanced techniques -- The universe awaits. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals.
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| Added Author |
Dyer, Alan, 1953-
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| ISBN |
0921820119 |
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