Astronomy with Small Telescopes Up to 5-inch, 125mm
Small telescopes have a lot to recommend them. Cost is of course a consideration, but their most positive feature is sheer portability. Some manufacturers have tried to make large telescopes more portable (with mixed success), but the opposite approach, t
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Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Software and Data for Practical Astronomers
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Neil Bone
Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs
Martin Mobberley
Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun
Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Practical Astrophotography
Jeffrey R. Charles
Observing the Moon
Peter T. Wlasuk
Deep-Sky Observing
Steven R. Cae
AstroFAQs
Stephen F. Tonkin The Deep-Sky Observer's Year
Grant Privett and Paul Parsons
Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects
Mike Inglis
Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
Rod Mollise
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Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)
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Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series ISSN 1431-9756 ISBN 1-85233-629-3 Springer-Verlag London Berlin Heidelberg British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Astronomy with small telescopes: up to 5-inch, 125 mm. (Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series) 1. Telescopes I. Tonkin, Stephen F., 1950 - II. Moore, Patrick, 1923522.2 ISBN 1852336293 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Astronomy with small telescopes up to 5 inch, 125mm 1 Stephen F. Tonkin, ed. p. cm. - (Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, ISSN 1431-9756) ISBN 1-85233-629-3 (alk. paper) 1. Telescopes. 1. Tonkin, Stephen F., 1950- II. Series. QB88.A7792001 522'.2-dc21 00-049220 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms oflicences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. ©
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