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Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook

Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook

by Leslie Alan Horvitz (Author)

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    Hardcover 2006

    $3.47
Synopsis

This is an essential buy for any amateur astronomer, comprising a vital introduction to home astronomy plus a fill-in logbook for charting all your discoveries. Fill-in pages for every week of the year offer tips and prompts for getting the most out of your star-gazing, with sections on spotting stars, meteors, constellations, planets, and much more. Expertly written text gets the amateur started and offers vital pointers for the seasoned astronomer. Learn how to navigate the night sky, what equipment you need, and what to look for and when.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 01 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 0713678070
ISBN 13: 9780713678079
Book Overview: Star maps and diagrams show the astronomer everything they need to know Fill-in logbook to record your discoveries Wiro-bound for easy use in the field, or your back garden An inexpensive hobby for amateurs Competition: Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Finding, Observing and Learning about over 125 Celestial Objects by Philip S. Harrington, 2003 GBP11.95, basic and out of date.

Media Reviews
An essential for any novice astronomer... The magazine of the Friends of the National Maritime Museum (Summer 2006) ...something I could have done with many years ago... for the budding astronomer an excellent resource to start off the adventrue of discovering the night sky. Popular Astronomy (October-December 2006)
Author Bio
Lesley Alan Horvitz is an author and journalist specialising in science.