The Guide to Amateur Astronomy
- ISBN-10
- 0521444926
- ISBN-13
- 9780521444927
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-19
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Jack Newton, Philip Teece
Description
Featuring new chapters on astro-software and CCD-imaging techniques, a book for amateur astronomers covers astrophotography, telescope construction, planetary observing, comet hunting, variable star recording, and nova discovery, and features both novice and advanced techniques. UP.
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