Celestial objects for modern telescopes /
Covington, Michael A.
Celestial objects for modern telescopes / Michael A. Covington. - Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - xiii, 268 p. : ill. ; 24.5 cm.
Includes index.
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.
9780521524193
Astronomy--Observers' manuals.
Astronomical instruments.
523 COB
Celestial objects for modern telescopes / Michael A. Covington. - Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - xiii, 268 p. : ill. ; 24.5 cm.
Includes index.
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.
9780521524193
Astronomy--Observers' manuals.
Astronomical instruments.
523 COB