Astronomy with Small Telescopes: Up to 5-inch, 125 mm (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series)
Author has brought together the experience of small telescope users to provide an insightful look into just what is possible. Written for newcomers to astronomy and experts. Softcover.
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Moore, a former president of the British Astronomical Association, has written numerous popular books on planetary science and astronomy (Atlas of the Universe, LJ 2/15/99). He has been a presenter of the BBC television program The Sky at Night for over 40 years. In addition, he has been observing and mapping Mars for over half a century. This work replaces his Guide to Mars, first published in 1955 and last updated over 20 years ago. Only the historical material has been retained from the earli
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read moreA User’s Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series)
This book provides a comprehensive introductory guide to “choosing and using” an LXD55 / 75 computer-controlled “Goto” series of telescopes, and is useful for both beginners and more advanced practical amateur astronomers. It also provides a comprehensive guide to using Autostar(TM), the computerized “Goto” handset. There is already a large user-base of these telescopes around the world, but there is as yet no single comprehensive guide commercially available for users to fully get to grips wit
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read moreSo You Want a Meade LX Telescope!: How to Select and Use the LX200 and Other High-End Models (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series)
The Meade LX200 series of telescopes was introduced in 1992 and represented a giant step forward in technology for amateur astronomers – computer control. The LX200 series telescopes were an instant success and have outsold all other astronomical telescopes put together. Steady development has continued to the present day, and LX200s are available in a range of apertures from 8-inch through the giant 16-inch, which is widely installed in university astronomy departments and the smaller public ob
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The far side of the Moon, also called the “dark side of the Moon” was unknown to humanity until the Luna and Lunar Orbiter pictures were returned to Earth. This wonderful book contains beautiful photographs and newly-assembled mosaic images of the far side of the Moon, cleaned of transmission, imaging stripes and processing artifacts by today’s computer technology. Byrne’s superb analysis documents the appearance of the features of the far side with beautiful pictures from Lunar Orbiter. Unt
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This book is about using an 80mm refractor / 90mm Maksutov (such as a Helios 80 or Meade ETX90) as more than a “quick look” instrument, but rather something capable of use as an introduction to scientific observations. Emphasis is on measurement and discovery activities rather than on casual observing. There are two objectives to these activities: to re-enact the process of discovery and to provide amateur observers with the knowledge and skill that will help them make genuine contributions to t
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