Celestial objects for modern telescopes /
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| Author / Creator: | Covington, Michael A., 1957- |
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| 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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| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Using this book effectively; Chapter 2 Observing sites and conditions; Chapter 3 The Moon, the Sun, and eclipses; Chapter 4 The planets; Chapter 5 Comets, asteroids (minor planets), and artificial satellites; Chapter 6 Constellations; Chapter 7 Stars -- identification, nomenclature, and maps; Chapter 8 Stars -- physical properties; Chapter 9 Double and multiple stars; Chapter 10 Variable stars; Chapter 11 Clusters, nebulae, and galaxies; Chapter 12 How these objects were chosen. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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