The Observational Amateur Astronomer Paperback / softback
Edited by Patrick Moore
Part of the The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Patrick Moore has pulled together a group of professional and amateur astronomers, each an expert in a particular field, to describe how to observe every category of object that is within reach of an astronomical telescope of modest size.
Each chapter deals with a different class of object, covering the whole range of possibilities from the Moon, planets and stars to more specialised observations of comets, novae, and meteors.
If you own - or are thinking of buying - an astronomical telescope, here is the book that will help you get the most enjoyment out of it.
It also explains how best to use your telescope for proper scientific observations, for astronomy is one of the few remaining areas of science where a lot of useful work can be carried out by non-professionals.
A companion book, The Modern Amateur Astronomer, deals with the non-observational aspects of astronomy, from buying a telescope (or making your own), through electronic equipment and accessories, to more technical aspects such as spectroscopy and astrophotography.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages, 490 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 280 p. 490 illus.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:16/10/1995
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- ISBN:9783540198994
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages, 490 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 280 p. 490 illus.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:16/10/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9783540198994
