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 |
ISBN: | 9780511261008 0511261004 051125783X 9780511257834 0511259786 9780511259784 0511260431 9780511260438 0511259131 9780511259135 0521524199 9780521524193 |
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Notes: | Includes index. Print version record. |
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 |
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