The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer provide expert guidance on the right types of telescopes and other equipment; photographing the stars through a telescope; and star charts, software and other references. They cover daytime and twilight observing, planetary and deep-sky observing, and much more. New and updated for this edition:A 20-page full-color Atlas of the Milky Way provides location and context for hundreds of celestial objects mentioned throughout the book.A chapter on Astrophotography with Digital Cameras specifies what equipment works best and how to use it to collect a color gallery of celestial portraits.Telescopes for Recreational Astronomy features assessments of a wide range of new telescopes, from models for beginners to those for veteran astronomy enthusiasts, with special emphasis on computerized telescopes and how they work.Accessory Catalog spotlights the best of the accessories and flags the frivolous and irrelevant.Three practical appendices: Polar Aligning Your Telescope; Optics Cleaning and Collimation; Testing Your Telescope Optics. The modern classic, completely updated. The newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide includes the latest data and answers the quest

Alan Dyer is program producer at the Calgary Science Centre Planetarium and a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope magazine. He is also editor of SkyNews. . An authority on commercial telescopes, his reviews of astronomical equipment appear regularly in major astronomy magazines. Terence Dickinson is t

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Yes, digital--it starts out by stating that film is dead. (Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin)A magnificently illustrated and superb guide to astronomy is contained in the newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide. (Astronomy)Review of earlier edition: Excellent introductory text completely revised it is lushly illustrated in color throughout. (Ursula Ellis E-Streams, Vol. (David Aguilar Sky and Telescope)Review of earlier edition: This book is an indispensable tool for any serious naturalist who wants to understand and experience the full expanse of the world and universe around us. Dickinson and Dyer have brought t