From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer How to Advance to the Ne
The beginning astronomical observer passes through a series of stages.The initial stage is hugely exciting and gives beginners a real buzz as they discover some of the faint fuzzy objects, markings on the planets, rings around Saturn and the craters
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From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer
How to Advance to the Next Level The Patrick Moore
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/3192
From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer How to Advance to the Next Level Dave Eagle
Dave Eagle Higham Ferrers, UK
ISSN 1431-9756 ISBN 978-1-4614-8765-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-8766-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8766-1 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013947792 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Astronomy is one of the few sciences where the amateur can still make a valuable contribution to real science. Today there are a growing number of professionalamateur collaborations where professional astronomers rely on amateurs to collect and process data. By observing the sky themselves, amateurs can still discover or make an extremely useful contribution to making new discoveries. Like any relationship, successful astronomical observing takes some level of learning, commitment, communication and investment in both time and effort. Only by doing this will you get the very best out of our fabulous hobby and that intimate partnership to mature properly.
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