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The Observational Amateur Astronomer

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Patrick Moore
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Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Sun in White Light

    • Bruce Hardie
    Pages 1-21

  3. The Sun in Hydrogen-Alpha

    • Bob Turner
    Pages 23-26

  4. Eclipses

    • Michael Maunder
    Pages 27-43

  5. The Moon

    • Jeremy Cook
    Pages 45-56

  6. Mercury and Venus

    • Richard M. Baum
    Pages 57-71

  7. Mars

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 73-91

  8. Jupiter

    • Terry Moseley
    Pages 93-110

  9. Saturn

    • A. W. Heath
    Pages 111-125

  10. The Asteroids and Telescopic Planets

    • Andrew J. Hollis
    Pages 127-139

  11. Meteors

    • Neil Bone
    Pages 141-158

  12. Comets

    • Jonathan Shanklin
    Pages 159-182

  13. Occultations

    • Alan Wells
    Pages 183-194

  14. Auroræ and Noctilucent Clouds

    • David Gavine
    Pages 195-208

  15. Variable Stars

    • Melvyn D. Taylor
    Pages 209-220

  16. Supernovæ

    • R. W. Arbour
    Pages 221-232

  17. Deep Sky Observing

    • Bernard C. Abrams
    Pages 233-251

  18. Artificial Satellites

    • Howard Miles
    Pages 253-269

  19. Annotated Drawings

    • Paul Doherty
    Pages 271-277

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 278-280
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About this book

Patrick Moore has pulled together a group of professional and amateur astronomers, each an expert in a particular field, to describe how to observe every category of object that is within reach of an astronomical telescope of modest size. Each chapter deals with a different class of object, covering the whole range of possibilities from the Moon, planets and stars to more specialised observations of comets, novae, and meteors. If you own - or are thinking of buying - an astronomical telescope, here is the book that will help you get the most enjoyment out of it. It also explains how best to use your telescope for proper scientific observations, for astronomy is one of the few remaining areas of science where a lot of useful work can be carried out by non-professionals. A companion book, The Modern Amateur Astronomer, deals with the non-observational aspects of astronomy, from buying a telescope (or making your own), through electronic equipment and accessories, to more technical aspects such as spectroscopy and astrophotography.

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"The strength of the book lies in the expertise of the text. If you are at that stage in amateur astronomy where youre wondering which path to follow, I'm sure you will find inspiration from this book." - David Graham, Popular Astronomy "(Moore) is to be congratulated upon producing an up to date and enjoyable guide to observational astronomy" J. of the British Astronomical Association

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