Overview
- Showcases the countless objects - galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters - that can be seen in even in heavily "light polluted" urban skies
- Aimed at the many astronomers who must observe (at least sometimes) from urban areas
- Describes how to observe the universe in language that is understandable for beginners, but which is also interesting for veteran sky-watchers
- Contains a wealth of information about the sky and astronomy equipment and accessories
- Features a comprehensible guide to deep-sky objects that can be observed from less-than-ideal sites
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Telescopes and Techniques
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Most amateur astronomers yearn to observe more frequently. Many of them, however, live in urban and highly developed suburban areas that are heavily light polluted. Due to this light pollution, they are under the impression that deep sky objects - nebulae, galaxies, star clusters- are either invisible or not worth viewing from home. This book describes the many objects that can be seen in a bright urban sky, and shows the city or suburban astronomer how to observe object after object, season after season.
This book covers the "why," "how," and "what" of astronomy under light-polluted skies. The prospective city-based observer is told why to observe from home (there are hundreds of spectacular objects to be seen from the average urban site), how to observe the city sky (telescopes, accessories, and moderns techniques), and what to observe. About 50% of the book is devoted to describing "tours" of the sky, with physical and observational descriptions, at-the-eyepiece drawings, and photographs.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The Urban Astronomer’s Guide seeks to debunk and a convincing job it does too. … a useful introduction to astronomy in general and a helpful guide to anyone, urban or otherwise, thinking of buying or upgrading their equipment. … The Urban Astronomers Guide brings serious deep space observation right to where you can get the most out of it – your own back yard." (Ray Bradfield, Astronomy and Space, February, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Urban Astronomer's Guide
Book Subtitle: A Walking Tour of the Cosmos for City Sky Watchers
Authors: Rod Mollise
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-217-9
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84628-216-4Published: 23 May 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-217-1Published: 22 December 2006
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 290
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques