Practical Astronomy

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A concise, illustrated guidebook for amateur astronomers.

With straightforward text and colour illustrations, Practical Astronomy covers all the basics amateur astronomers need to know. Astronomer Storm Dunlop explains how to observe the night sky using the naked eye, binoculars or a small telescope. Aspiring astronomers will learn how to find constellations and visible planets before locating more challenging phenomena.

The book also includes:

Full coverage of comets, planets, major stars, constellations, nebulae, the Milky Way and other galaxies
The latest star charts
Instructions for using star maps and planispheres
Colour images and maps by celestial cartographer, Wil Tirion
Directions for recording observations with photography and drawings
The latest images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope

Practical Astronomy is an ideal astronomy how-to manual for beginners.

Written by Storm Dunlop. Published by Firefly Books Ltd., 2004.


Catalogue No.	1-55297-825-7
Price	$14.95
Format	Softcover
Pages	208
Language	English only
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