The New Amateur Astronomer
Amateur astronomy has changed beyond recognition in less than two decades. The reason is, of course, technology. Affordable high-quality telescopes, computer-controlled 'go to' mountings, autoguiders, CCD cameras, video, and (as always) computers and the
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Other titles in this series Telescopes and Techniques (2nd Edn.)
Astronomy with Small Telescopes
Chris Kitchin
Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)
The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy
Solar Observing Techniques Chris Kitchin
David Ratledge (Ed.) The Observer's Year
Patrick Moore
Observing the Planets Peter T. Wlasuk
Seeing Stars Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest
Light Pollution Bob Mizon
Photo-guide to the Constellations
Using the Meade ETX Mike Weasner
Chris Kitchin The Sun in Eclipse Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore
Practical Amateur Spectroscopy
Software and Data for Practical Astronomers
More Small Astronomical Observatories
David Ratledge
Patrick Moore (Ed.)
Amateur Telescope Making
Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)
Observer's Guide to Stellar Evolution Mike Inglis
Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena
How to Observe the Sun Safely Lee Macdonald
Neil Bone Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs
The Practical Astronomer's Deep-Sky Companion
Martin Mobberley
Jess K. Gilmour
Transit: When Planets Cross the Sun Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore
Observing Comets Nick James and Gerald North Observing Variable Stars Gerry A. Good
Practical Astrophotography Jeffrey R. Charles Observing the Moon
Peter T. Wlasuk Deep-Sky Observing Steven R. Coe AstroFAQs
Stephen 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
Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)
Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs Antony Cooke Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to the Northern and Southern Milky Way (2 volumes)
Mike Inglis The NexStar User's Guide Michael W. Swanson Observing Binary and Double Stars
Bob Argyle (Ed.)
Navigating the Night Sky
Guilherme de Almeida
The New Amateur Astronomer
Martin Mobberley
With 124 Figures
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Cover illustration: Background: The Theophilus region of the Moon imaged by Mike Brown of York, England (see Chapter 6).
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Mobberley, Martin, 1958The new amateur astronomer.-(Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series) 1. Astronomy-Amateurs' manuals 2. Astronomical instruments -Amateurs'manuals 3. Astronomers 1. Title 520 ISBN-13: 978-1-85233-663-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mobberley, Martin, 1958The new amateur astronomer / Martin Mobberley. p. cm. - (Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, ISSN 1617-7185) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-85233-663-9 1. Astronomy-Amateur's manuals. 1. Title. II. Series. QB63.M595 2004 520-dc22
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