
How To Use An Astronomical Telescope
A Beginner's Guide to Observing the Cosmos
James Muirden(Author)
Touchstone (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-671-66404-6 (ISBN)
Description
Astronomy has never been a more popular pastime than it is today. The increased availability of less expensive, more powerful, and more sophisticated telescopes has given rise to a new generation of stargazers. And for these beginning astronomers here is the comprehensive book covering everything from the difficult task of selecting an instrument to the equally daunting choices that arise when a telescope is turned to the heavens.
Renowned British astronomer and author James Muirden takes the fledgling astronomer by the hand in his new book, offering tips on:
* the purchase, assembly, and orientation of your new telescope
* how to observe and chart the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and comets
* how to investigate the deep-sky objects -- clusters, nebulae, and other galaxies beyond the Milky Way
The final chapter, "Windows into Space," explores ten carefully selected regions featuring noteworthy examples of double stars, galaxies, and nebulae, as well as more obscure objects seldom examined by astronomers.
How to Use an Astronomical Telescope offers completely revised and updated location charts with detailed coordinates, tables, appendixes, and numerous illustrations and photographs, making it the essential volume for one's first exploration of the cosmos.
Renowned British astronomer and author James Muirden takes the fledgling astronomer by the hand in his new book, offering tips on:
* the purchase, assembly, and orientation of your new telescope
* how to observe and chart the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and comets
* how to investigate the deep-sky objects -- clusters, nebulae, and other galaxies beyond the Milky Way
The final chapter, "Windows into Space," explores ten carefully selected regions featuring noteworthy examples of double stars, galaxies, and nebulae, as well as more obscure objects seldom examined by astronomers.
How to Use an Astronomical Telescope offers completely revised and updated location charts with detailed coordinates, tables, appendixes, and numerous illustrations and photographs, making it the essential volume for one's first exploration of the cosmos.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-671-66404-6 (9780671664046)
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Person
James Muirden is the author of eleven books on astronomy, including The Amateur Astronomer's Handbook. He spent nine years working as an astronomical optician making telescopes before receiving a teaching degree at Exeter University, and is now Project Publications Officer for the Schools Health Education Unit at Exeter. He lives with his wife and two children in Exeter, England.
Content
Contents
Preface
1 Astronomical Telescopes
2 How the Sky Moves
3 How to Start Observing
4 Daytime Astronomy -- the Sun
5 The Dead World of the Moon
6 Observing the Planets
7 How to Observe Comets
8 A First Look at the Stars
9 Observing Double and Multiple Stars
10 Observing Clusters, Nebulae, and Galaxies
11 Windows into Space
Appendixes
Index
Preface
1 Astronomical Telescopes
2 How the Sky Moves
3 How to Start Observing
4 Daytime Astronomy -- the Sun
5 The Dead World of the Moon
6 Observing the Planets
7 How to Observe Comets
8 A First Look at the Stars
9 Observing Double and Multiple Stars
10 Observing Clusters, Nebulae, and Galaxies
11 Windows into Space
Appendixes
Index