Secrets of Stargazing Skywatching Tips and Tricks

Name: Secrets of Stargazing Skywatching Tips and Tricks
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ISBN: 9781931559409

ISBN-10: 1931559406

ISBN-13: 9781931559409

Edition: 2007

Authors: Becky Ramotowski

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Here's the perfect how-to book for recreational stargazers. It's loaded with practical advice to help new observers spend more time exploring the night sky and less time fumbling with equipment or wondering how, when, and what to observe. In Secrefs of Stargazing you'll discover how to: Quickly get started stargazing if you're the lucky recipient of a new telescope, Plan your observing sessions and record your observations, Stargaze in the city - despite the lights, Quickly and easily prepare your telescope for a night under the stars, Use star charts and discover star-hopping, See faint objects without actually looking at them, Observe in comfort, Decipher weather reports and understand…

Book details

List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Sky Publishing
Publication date: 9/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Welcome to a Lifestyle



From the Balcony to the Back Roads


Adapting to Apartments


Backyard Bliss


Farther Afield: City Parks


Get Outta Town!



The Scoop on Scopes


Get Acquainted


"Go To" Delights


An Equatorial Balancing Act


Improve Your View


Telescope Tune-up


Exploring Eyepieces and Filters


Keep It Clean


Finding Your Way


A Scope to Go



Secrets of Stargazing


Plan Ahead


Meteorology and You


Chill Chasers


The Comfort Zone


Seeing in the Dark


Sky Measurements


Do the Star-Hop


In Your Own Words


What's the Hurry?



The Observing Experience


Join the Club


Party With the Stars



Resources: Get Connected



A Bag of Tricks



Becky's Urban Favorites


Glossary


Index


Acknowledgements & Image Credits