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Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
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ISBN
9780071348041
Book Title
Through the Telescope: a Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
Item Length
9in
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
Publication Year
1999
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Michael R. Porcellino, Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney
Features
Revised
Genre
Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Topic
Science & Nature / Astronomy, Astronomy
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Number of Pages
309 Pages

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An award-winning guide for the amateur astronomer--now completely revised and updated for the millennium.

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0071348042
ISBN-13
9780071348041
eBay Product ID (ePID)
334617

Product Key Features

Book Title
Through the Telescope: a Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
Author
Michael R. Porcellino, Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Science & Nature / Astronomy, Astronomy
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
309 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qb64.B37 2000
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Table of Content
The Amateur in Astronomy. The Eye and Astronomy. Binocular Astronomy. Tools of the Astronomer. Eyepieces and Mountings. Finding Your Way Around the Sky. Your First Night Out. Observing the Moon. Observing the Planets. Observing Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors. Observing Double Stars. Observing Variable Stars. Observing Deep-Sky Objects. Observing the Sun. The Amateur Experience. Appendices: A: Internet Links of Interest. B: Astronomy Software and CD-ROMs. C: Selected Groups for the Amateur Astronomer. D: Upcoming Planetary Oppositions and Solar and Lunar Eclipses. E: The Messier Catalog. F: Deep-Sky Objects for the Telescope. G: Double Stars for the Telescope. H: Variable Stars for the Telescope. I: Constellations Visible from 40 Degrees North. J: The Greek Alphabet. K: Astronomical Supplies.
Copyright Date
2000
Lccn
99-054054
Dewey Decimal
520
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Nice Read

    This is an excellent guide for the amateur astronomer, with copious information on both what to look at in the sky and what to buy to do so, including both binoculars and telescopes. It has copious information on every aspect of skywatching, down to the best filters to view the various planets through. It's very supportive of amateur astronomy, consistently pointing out the contributions that amateurs have made and continue to make to the science (one of the few sciences where this is still possible). Quibbles: a few formatting problems, where the formatting notation shows up instead of italics or whatever was intended. And they repeat the urban legend about Galileo going blind from observing the sun (though admittedly I just recently found out that this is mistaken). Other than that, ...

  • A gift for my favorite neice

    A gift for my favorite 8 yo niece, I hope she likes it

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