Click image for close-up | | | Price | | | $22.95 | | | Weight | | | 32 oz | |
| Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers: Written by Alan MacRobert, associate editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, this delightful book explains the very useful technique of star-hopping - maneuvering among recognizable star patterns with binocular or telescope (either Dobsonian or equatorial mount) to locate intriguing but inconspicuous celestial objects. It takes the mystery and difficulty out of finding deep sky objects by taking the newcomer on 14 fascinating but very easy "star-hop" guided tours of particularly rich areas of the heavens. Contains 12 monthly all-sky star charts, 69 black and white photos (four of which are matched to eyepiece sketches that show how the objects appear to a purely visual observer), 4 diagrams, and 37 finder charts (adapted from the Uranometria 2000.0 charts on page 4). Each star-hop is accompanied by an informal, extensive, and highly entertaining discussion of what the different objects look like in a 6" reflector. Also contains 48 pages of user-friendly and truly invaluable advice on how to choose and use binoculars and telescopes, secrets of deep sky observing, and more. An exceptional book that’s almost like having an old friend who’s an experienced observer at the telescope with you. 160 hardbound 9" x 11" pages. From Sky Publishing. |
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