| Edition |
3rd ed., rev. and expanded. |
| Description |
368 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-364) and index. |
| Contents |
Amateur astronomy comes of age -- Binoculars for the beginner and the serious observer -- Telescopes for recreational astronomy -- Essential accessories : eyepieces and filters -- The backyard guide 'accessory catalog' -- Using your new telescope -- The naked-eye sky -- Observing conditions : your site and light pollution -- Observing the moon, sun and comets -- Observing the planets -- Finding your way around the sky -- Exploring the deep sky -- Digital astrophotography -- High-tech astronomy -- Polar alignment, collimation and cleaning -- The Milky Way atlas / by Glenn LeDrew -- Epilogue. |
| Source |
NBK 3/11 PPL |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals.
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Astronomie -- Manuels d'amateurs.
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| Added Author |
Dyer, Alan, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9781554073443 |
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1554073448 |
| Standard No. |
NLC 20089002040 |
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NZ1 12389662 |
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QBX a 08279173 |
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AU@ 000043645276 |
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UNITY 117949140 |
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UKKUT 1554073448 |
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UKCST 1554073448 |
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