The Backyard Astronomer's Field Guide

How to Find the Best Objects the Night Sky Has to Offer

The Backyard Astronomer's Field Guide
David Dickinson
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Paperback
h229 x 203mm - 192pg
1 Aug 2020 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781645670162
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David Dickinson, co-author of The Universe Today Guide to Viewing the Cosmos, has created the ultimate field guide for backyard astronomers. Whether you want to impress viewers at a star party, or learn what you can see with your new telescope, David shows you how to find the most impressive the night sky has to offer. Backyard astronomy has become more accessible through apps and technology, but they tend to be inaccurate and a source of frustration when trying to find objects with your telescope. With 44 sky charts and David' s expertise, it' s like having a pro-astronomer out in the field with you. Broken down by month and by hemisphere to ensure you get the best possible view, David shows you how to find objects like spiral galaxies, the 14th brightest star in the sky, and other stars that bring the "wow factor" to astronomy.
"This field guide, usable in both hemispheres, could replace a whole shelf of sky atlases, monthly almanacs and observing manuals. " --Guy Ottewell, author of the Zodiacal Wavy Charts, Map of the Starry Sky and Uranus, Neptune and Pluto: A Longer View"This is an indispensable handbook of tools and charts for finding all the treasures of the night sky. " --Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas"Dickinson knows the territory, and has picked out the best objects to challenge you on a dark night- whether they' re other galactic stars and nebulae, or galaxies pinwheeling millions of light-years away. This book has it all. " --Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
David Dickinson is the co-author of The Universe Today Guide to Viewing the Cosmos. He is an Earth science teacher, freelance science writer, retired USAF veteran and backyard astronomer. He currently writes and ponders the universe as he travels the world with his wife.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781645670162
Published: 1 Aug 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Page Street Publishing Co
Publisher: Page Street Publishing Co.
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 203mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 192

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