Deep Sky Observing
An Astronomical Tour
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- $34.99
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- $34.99
Publisher Description
This updated second edition has all of the information needed for your successful forays into deep sky observing. Coe uses his years of experience to give detailed practical advice about how to find the best observing site, how to make the most of the time spent there, and what equipment and instruments to take along. There are comprehensive lists of deep sky objects of all kinds, along with Steve's own observations describing how they look through telescopes with apertures ranging from 4 inches to 36 inches (0.1 - 0.9 meters).Binocular observing also gets its due, while the lists of objects have been amended to highlight only the best targets. A new index makes finding targets easier than ever before, while the selection of viewing targets has been revised from the first edition. Most of all, this book is all about how to enjoy astronomy. The author's enthusiasm and sense of wonder shine through every page as he invites you along on a tour of some of the mostbeautiful and fascinating sites in the deep sky, with the improved object list making sure your choice of a faint cluster, hazy nebula or distant galaxy will all be equally rewarding.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding read, poor formatting
5+ stars to Steven R. Coe for this great book. 0 stars to Apple for very poor job converting the book to electronic format. Hiding tables behind clickable links was a _bad_ idea. The pop-up tables cannot be reformatted, the font in those is often extremely tiny to the level if physical hurting the eyes. Just try yourself opening those on an iPhone. Also, often, there was is like 10 links to tables one after another, and you need to remember which ones you’ve already opened and which ones you haven’t. This was extremely annoying.
The author style and the entire read was enjoyable despite those obstacles. A lot of useful information and fun overall.