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How to Use
an Astronomical Telescope: A Beginner's Guide to Observing the Cosmos by James Muirden Offering tips on: * the
purchase, assembly, and orientation of your new telescope * how to observe and chart the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and comets
revised and updated location charts with detailed coordinates, tables, appendixes, and numerous illustrations and photographs,
making it the "essential" volume for one's first exploration of the cosmos.
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Sky & Telescope's
Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger W Sinnott There has never been such a wonderfully detailed atlas so handy to take on
trips and use at the telescope, thanks to its compact size, convenient spiral-bound design, and easy-to read labels. The 80
charts contain more than 30,000 stars to magnitude 7.6 and some 1,500 deep-sky objects (including 675 galaxies to magnitude
11.5
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Stargazing with
a Telescope by Robin Scagell A practical guide that demystifies the process of buying and using a telescope.
Scagell provides brand names and model numbers and general advice that applies to all brands, not just those covered. Clear
color diagrams and non-scientific text explain lens size, focal lengths, focal ratios and much more. There is also valuable
advice on how to instantly spot misleading labels on low-end telescopes.
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Telescope Power:
Fantastic Activities & Easy Projects for Young Astronomers by Grefory Matloff, Gregory L Matloff Packed with
dozens of fun and easy stargazing projects and activities. Telescope Power doesn’t just tell you about all the beauty
and mystery of the stars but lets you see it all for yourself! You begin your tour of the Universe by setting your sights
on nearby neighbors in our Solar System. You’ll hunt for blue lunar flashes, spot lunar landing sites, and use color
filters to observe the changing seasons on Mars and the spectacular rings of Saturn.
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Turn Left at
Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno, Brother, Daniel Michael
Davis A guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers, Turn Left at Orion provides all the information you need
to observe the Moon, the planets and a whole host of celestial objects. Large format diagrams show these objects exactly as
they appear in a small telescope and for each object there is information on the current state of our astronomical knowledge.
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