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Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series VISUAL ASTRONOMY UNDER DARK SKIES A New Approach to Observing Deep Space Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky – star clusters, nebulae a
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Other titles in this series Telescopes and Techniques (2nd Edn.) Chris Kitchin The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy David Ratledge (Ed.) The Observer’s Year (Second Edition) Patrick Moore Seeing Stars Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest Photo-guide to the Constellations Chris Kitchin The Sun in Eclipse Michael Maunder and Patrick Moore Software and Data for Practical Astronomers David Ratledge Amateur Telescope Making Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena 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. 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 Astronomy with Small Telescopes Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.)
Solar Observing Techniques Chris Kitchin Light Pollution Bob Mizon Using the Meade ETX Mike Weasner Practical Amateur Spectroscopy Stephen F. Tonkin (Ed.) More Small Astronomical Observatories Patrick Moore (Ed.) Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution Mike Inglis How to Observe the Sun Safely Lee Macdonald The Practical Astronomer’s Deep-Sky Companion Jess K. Gilmour Observing Comets Nick James and Gerald North Observing Variable Stars Gerry A. Good 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 Care of Astronomical Telescopes and Accessories Martin Mobberley Astronomy with a Home Computer Neale Monks
Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies A New Approach to Observing Deep Space Antony Cooke
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Cover illustration: An evening desert scene rising into a Milky Way view, with images superimpose of a JMI NGT18 Telescope and Collins I3 Image Intensifier. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Cooke, Antony, 1948– Visual astronomy under dark skies: a new approach to observing deep space. – (Patrick Moore’s practical astronomy series) 1. Astronomy–Observations 2. Astronomy–Techniques 3. Telescopes–Technological innovations I. Title 522 ISBN 1852339012 Library of Congress Control Number: 2005924727 Patrick Moore’s Astronomy Series ISSN 1617-7185 ISBN 10: 1–85233–901–2 Printed on acid-free paper. ISBN 13: 978–185233–901–2 © 2005 Springer-Verlag London Limited Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism, or review, a permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be repro duced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of th publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance w
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