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DIY
Science
Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson
Illustrated Guide to
Astronomical Wonders
Includes
COMPLETE
ILLUSTRATED
CONSTELLATION
GUIDE
EQUIPMENT LISTS
AND INSTRUCTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE
CHARTS AND
DIAGRAMS
HUNDREDS OF DEEP
SKY OBJECTS AND
MULTIPLE STARS
ASTRONOMY/SCIENCE
DIY
Science
Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson
Illustrated Guide to
Astronomical Wonders
With capable, high quality telescopes now available for as little
as $250, amateur astronomy is really taking off. If you want to
join the fun, this is the ideal book to get you started. The
Illustrated
Guide to Astronomical Wonders
explains the equipment you need
right away, and describes how and where to find hundreds
of spectacular objects in the night sky—beautiful multiple stars,
spectacular star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and more.
You learn:
»
»
»
»
Fundamental concepts
and terminology of
astronomy
How to choose, buy,
and use the equipment
you need
How to read star charts
and locate objects
in the night sky
Which objects to
look for every night
of the year in
50 constellations
How to find those
objects and what
they look like
This book is perfect for amateur
astronomers, students, teachers, or
anyone who’s ready to dive into this
rewarding hobby. Designed to be read
in the field under red lighting used by
astronomers to preserve night vision,
the
Illustrated Guide to Astronomical
Wonders
includes recommended
observing targets for beginners and
intermediate stargazers alike.
Discover what awaits you in the night
sky. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find
a new object. On a clear cold night in
January 2004, amateur astronomer
Jay McNeil spotted an undiscovered
celestial object near Orion, now
called McNeil’s Nebula.
The objects in this book were
chosen to help you meet the
requirements for several lists
of objects compiled by The
Astronomical League and the
Royal Astronomical Society of
Canada, including:
Messier Club
Binocular Messier Club
Urban Observing Club
Deep Sky Binocular Club
Double Star Club
RASC Finest NGC List
Completing the list for a
particular observing club entitles
anyone who is a member of the
Astronomical League or RASC
to an award, which includes a
certificate and, in some cases,
a lapel pin.
»
US $29.99
CAN $35.99
ISBN-10:
ISBN-13
0-596-52-685-7
978-0-596-52685-6
Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson
co-authored
Astronomy Hacks, Building the Perfect PC,
and
PC Hardware in a Nutshell,
all from O’Reilly. Robert is a writer, and Barbara runs her own home-based
consulting practice, Research Solutions, and works as a researcher for the
law firm Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC. Together, they spend most
clear, moonless nights outdoors with a 10-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope,
hunting down faint fuzzies. Robert is currently designing a larger truss-tube
Dobsonian (computerized, of course) that he plans to build.
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ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
ASTRONOMICAL
WONDERS
First Edition
Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson
ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
ASTRONOMICAL WONDERS
by Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson
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August 2015
Second Release
October 2007
First Release
Publisher:
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Editor:
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Designer:
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To John Dobson, whose creativity and engineering skills made large telescopes affordable and ubiquitous.
—Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson

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