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Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars

4th Edition

Author: Patrick Moore

Date Published: October 2000
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521793902

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On a clear, starry night, the jewelled beauty and unimaginable immensity of our universe is awe-inspiring. Star-gazing with binoculars is rewarding and may begin a lifelong hobby! Patrick Moore has painstakingly researched Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars to describe how to use binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binoculars, then discusses the stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies that await the observer. The sky seen from both the northern and southern hemispheres is charted season by season, with detailed maps of all the constellations. The reader can also observe the Sun, Moon, planets, comets and meteors. With many beautiful illustrations, this handbook will be helpful and encouraging to casual observers and those cultivating a more serious interest. The enjoyment of amateur astronomy is now available to everybody.
- The author, Patrick Moore, is Britain's best known astronomer
- New edition of an extremely successful and well known book
- Includes many beautiful illustrations
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From reviews of previous editions: ' … this has been the introduction to the night sky that I've recommended more than any other … If you know of someone whose enthusiasm for the night sky has been inspired … I can think of no better gift than a pair of binoculars and a copy of this excellent book.' Brian Kelly, The Observatory
' … written in Patrick Moore's well-known, easy-to-read, personal style … This book is a good general introduction to the night sky using binoculars and it should encourage the reader to go and look for themselves.' Alan Dowdell, Webb Society Reviews
'… a useful beginner's guide to the binocular.' Sky and Telescope
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Product details
- Edition: 4th Edition
- Date Published: October 2000
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521793902
- length: 220 pages
- dimensions: 248 x 176 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.467kg
- contains: 141 b/w illus. 12 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface to the third edition
1. The night sky
2. Binoculars of many kinds
3. Among the stars
4. Double stars and variable stars
5. Clusters, nebulae and galaxies
6. Stars of the seasons
7. The constellations
8. The sun and its eclipses
9. Lunar landscapes
10. The planets
11. Comets and shooting stars
12. Summing-up
Appendices
Bibliography
A note on metrication.
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Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore, host of the monthly television show The Sky at Night since 1957, is a distinguished and prolific author of more than 70 astronomy books. He has served as President of the British Astronomical Association. His contributions to the public understanding of astronomy have been marked by special awards from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the Italian Astronomical Society, and the Royal Astronomical Society. Patrick Moore is a great enthusiast, always encouraging anyone with an interest in the night sky to get out and observe.