Star Ware The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories

Name: Star Ware The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories
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ISBN: 9780471750635

ISBN-10: 0471750638

ISBN-13: 9780471750635

Edition: 4th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Philip S. Harrington

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Praise for Star Ware "Star Ware is still a tour de force that any experienced amateur will find invaluable, and which hardware-minded beginners will thoroughly enjoy." - Robert Burnham, Sky & Telescope magazine "Star Ware condenses between two covers what would normally take a telescope buyer many months to accumulate." - John Shibley, Astronomy magazine Whether youre shopping for your first telescope or your fifth, dont be surprised if you feel overwhelmed by the dazzling array of product choices, bells and whistles, and the literature that describes them all. Thats why you need Star Ware. In this revised and updated Fourth Edition of the essential guide to comparing and selecting…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 4/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.68" wide x 9.13" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface to the Fourth Edition


Acknowledgments



Parlez-Vous "Telescope"?



In the Beginning...



So You Want to Buy a Telescope!



Two Eyes Are Better Than One



Attention Shoppers!



The "Eyes" Have It



The Right Stuff



The Homemade Astronomer



Till Death Do You Part



A Few Tricks of the Trade


Epilogue






Specs at a Glance



Eyepiece Marketplace



The Astronomical Yellow Pages



An Astronomer's Survival Guide



Astronomical Resources



English/Metric Conversion


Star Ware Reader Survey


Index