Celestial objects for modern telescopes /

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Author / Creator:Covington, Michael A., 1957-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Practical amateur astronomy
Practical amateur astronomy.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11153953
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ISBN:9780511261008
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Notes:Includes index.
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Summary:In addition to the more standard techniques, this unique guide introduces the latest modern resources available to today's astronomer, including personal computers, the Internet, and computerized telescopes. It offers detailed practical advice for observing the Sun, Moon, planets, and 200 stars and deep-sky objects with modest-sized telescopes under suburban conditions.
Other form:Print version: Covington, Michael A., 1957- Celestial objects for modern telescopes. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521524199 9780521524193