Grab 'n' go astronomy Neil English

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

English, Neil, author.

Series:

Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series

The Patrick Moore practical astronomy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Popular works.

Astronomy.

Genre:

Popular works

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York Springer 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Like everyone else, most amateur astronomers live busy lives. After a long day or work or looking after young children, the last thing you want as an observer is to have to lug out a large telescope and spend an hour getting it ready before it can be used. Maybe you are going on vacation somewhere in the countryside where there are sure to be dark skies, but you don't necessarily want astronomy to dominate the trip. Or suppose you are not quite committed to owning a large telescope, but curious enough to see what a smaller, portable setup can accomplish. These are times when a small ""grab 'n'

Contents:

Part I: Grab 'n' Go Equipment

Grab 'n' Go Refractors

Grab 'n' Go Dobsonians

Grab 'n' Go Catadioptrics

The Binocular Universe

Grab 'n' Go Mounts

Ancillary Equipment for Small Telescopes

Part II: Grab 'n' Go Observing

Sol Invictus

Lunar and Planetary Observing

Double Star Observing

Observing Open and Globular Clusters

Realm of the Nebulae

Variable Star Observing

Observing Galaxies

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco; viewed on May 20, 2014)

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9781493908264

149390826X

1493908251

9781493908257

OCLC:

880319923

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license