Turn Left at Orion 3rd Ed A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope - and How to Find Them Third edition
Guy Consolmagno Vatican Observatory, Tucson, Arizona Dan M. Davis State University of New York, Stony Brook Price: AUD$62.95
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Bindings: Hardback Date of Publication: 19/10/2000 Bibliographic Description: 2000 276 x 219 mm 224pp 270 line diagrams 9 half-tones 23 tables
Turn Left at Orion is a guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers, containing all the information needed to find over a hundred celestial objects. This revised edition includes tips on observing the upcoming transits of Venus and describes spectacular deep sky objects visible from the southern hemisphere. It also includes hints on using personal computers and the internet as aids for planning an observing session. Unlike many guides to the night sky, this book is specifically written for observers using small telescopes and will appeal to skywatchers of all ages and backgrounds.
Contents 1. How do you get to Albireo?; 2. How to use this book; 3. The Moon; 4. The planets; 5. Seasonal objects: Winter; 6. Seasonal objects: Spring; 7. Seasonal objects: Summer; 8. Seasonal objects: Autumn; 9. Southern hemisphere objects; 10. How to run a telescope; 11. Where do we go from here?; Glossary; Tables; Index; Acknowledgements.
Key Features
Clear and easy to use; no previous knowledge of astronomy required
Revised and updated to include new material
This is a unique book: it is the only book available with specific, object-by-object descriptions of how to find deep sky objects with a small telescope
`Wonderful ... it is one of those books about which you say, `If only I had something like this when I was a beginner`.´ Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
