The backyard astronomer's guide
"This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition, scheduled for release in 2021, brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's invaluable manual completely up-to-date. Setting a new standard f...
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| Language: | English |
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Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario :
Firefly Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition, completely revised and expanded. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: getting started. Amateur astronomy comes of age
- The naked-eye sky
- Your observing site
- Getting to know the sky better
- Buying binoculars for astronomy
- Binocular sky tours
- Part 2: choosing and using a telescope. Choosing a telescope
- Choosing eyepieces and filters
- Our accessory catalog
- Using your new telescope
- Using your GoTo telescope
- Part 3: the telescopic universe. Observing the Sun, Moon and eclipses
- Moon tours for telescopes
- Observing the solar system
- Exploring the deep sky
- Telescope sky tours
- Part 4: capturing the cosmos. Photographing the cosmos
- Processing astrophotos
- Epilogue
- Appendices.
