Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs A Guide to Spectacular Viewing
Most amateur astronomers, because they live in or near cities, have to carry out their observing from relatively light-polluted sites. It is possible to reduce the effects of a poor location by the use of CCD imaging, but many observers prefer to look at
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Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs A Guide to Spectacular Viewing
Antony Cooke
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Cooke, Antony Visual astronomy in the suburbs : a guide to spectacular viewing. – (Patrick Moore’s practical astronomy series) 1. Astronomy 2. Charge coupled devices 3. Image intensifiers 4. Video astronomy I. Title 522.6 ISBN 1852337079 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cooke, Antony, 1948– Visual astronomy in the suburbs: a guide to spectacular viewing / Antony Cooke. p. cm. – (Patrick Moore’s practical astronomy series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-85233-707-9 (alk. paper) 1. Astronomy–Amateurs’ manuals. I. Title. II. Series. QB63.C694 2003 520–dc21 2003042426 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 of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series ISSN 1617–7185 ISBN 1–85233–707–9 Springer-Verlag London Berlin Heidelberg a member of BertelsmannSpringer Science+Business Media GmbH http://www.springer.co.uk © Springer
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