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Universe from Your Backyard
 
Astro Media - Universe from Your Backyard 
Our Product #:  A9565
Astro Media #: 18037

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Whether you're a beginning amateur astronomer or an observing pro, this superb guide will help you find, observe, and understand 690 of the finest deep sky objects . . .

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$29.95




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Stars and Galaxies
 
Astro Media - Stars and Galaxies 
Our Product #:  A9566
Astro Media #: 18536

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This extraordinary hardbound guide will help you find and observe 344 of the sky's finest deep sky objects . . .

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$29.95




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Galaxies and the Universe
 
Astro Media - Galaxies and the Universe 
Our Product #:  A9573
Astro Media #: 18538

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This advanced observing guide tells how to observe galaxies, galaxies, and more galaxies . . .

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$14.95




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David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky
 
Cambridge Press - David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky 
Our Product #:  A9608
Cambridge Press #: 0-521-79753-5

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This book is designed to satisfy observers who have just become interested in the sky and want to navigate their way around it. By stirring the imagination and putting observation in a framework of personal adventure, the author explains how to explore the Moon, planets, comets, meteors, and distant galaxies through a small telescope. Fully updated, this new 2nd edition includes many new sections. . . .

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$24.95




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Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
 
Cambridge Press - Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects 
Our Product #:  A9589
Cambridge Press #: 0-521-55332-6

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Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects is subtitled “A New Look at the Most Famous Deep-Sky Wonders in the Heavens,” which accurately sums up the book. It was written by Stephen James O'Meara, a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope magazine and has a foreword by David Levy. Published in December of 1998, this hardback contains 318 pages, 110 halftone photos, and 220 . . .

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$34.95




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Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
 
Cambridge Press - Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars 
Our Product #:  A9602
Cambridge Press #: 020-521-79390-4

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Stargazing with binoculars is rewarding and, for many observers, a lifelong passion. It requires no more complicated or expensive equipment than the pair of binoculars that most people already have stuck away in their closet. In this 212 page paperback book, Patrick Moore describes the optimal use of binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binocula . . .

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$18.95




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Observing the Moon
 
Cambridge Press - Observing the Moon 
Our Product #:  A9604
Cambridge Press #: 0-521-62274-3

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Written by Gerald North, an experienced and well-known lunar expert, this is a “hands-on” observing primer – and more – for the lunar observer. Whether you are a novice or already experienced in practical astronomy, you’ll find plenty in this book to keep you intrigued and glued to your telescope.

This 392 page hardback contains 220 halftone photos and drawings, pl . . .

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$39.95




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Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Field, 2nd ed., (white stars/black background)
 
Cambridge Press - Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Field, 2nd ed., (white stars/black background) 
Our Product #:  A9552

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The best-selling Tirion Sky Atlas 2000.0 is the standard against which all other amateur astronomy star charts are measured. The completely revised and updated Tirion Field Atlas charts show accurate Epoch 2000.0 star positions for the entire sky. 81,312 single, multiple, and variable stars down to magnitude 8.5 are plotted, in a generous scale of 2.85 degrees per inch. Also plotted are 2,700 deep . . .

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$29.95




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Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Field, plastic laminated, 2nd ed. (white stars/black background)
 
Cambridge Press - Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Field, plastic laminated, 2nd ed. (white stars/black background) 
Our Product #:  A9552L
Cambridge Press #: 0-521-65430-0

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Probably the most useful and practical star atlas for the serious amateur astronomer to take out to the telescope. The best-selling Tirion Sky Atlas 2000.0 is the standard against which all other amateur astronomy star charts are measured. The 26 individual 18-3/8" x 13-1/2" charts of the Field Atlas are laminated front and back with clear plastic that protects them against dew and coffee cup ring . . .

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$69.95




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Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Deluxe Color, 2nd ed. (color coded, white background)
 
Cambridge Press - Tirion Atlas 2000.0, Deluxe Color, 2nd ed. (color coded, white background) 
Our Product #:  A9556
Cambridge Press #: 0-521-62762-1

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The best-selling Tirion Sky Atlas 2000.0 Deluxe Color Atlas is the standard against which all other amateur astronomy star charts are measured. The Tirion Sky Atlas 2000.0: Deluxe Color Edition has 26 individual 16" x 21" charts that are spiral-bound and folded double in a protective heavy plastic cover that measures 12" x 16" overall. The symbols denoting binary stars, galaxies, star clusters, et . . .

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$49.95




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