TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mobberley,Martin
TI  - New amateur astronomer
T2  - Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series,
SN  - 9781852336639
U1  - 52 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Springer
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Amateurs' manuals
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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 Internet, are just a few of the advances that have revolutionized astronomy for the twenty-first century. Martin Mobberley first looks at the basics before going into an in-depth study of what’s available commercially. He then moves on to the revolutionary possibilities that are open to amateurs, from imaging, through spectroscopy and photometry, to patrolling for near-earth objects - the search for comets and asteroids that may come close to, or even hit, the earth. The New Amateur Astronomer is a road map of the new astronomy, equally suitable for newcomers who want an introduction, or old hands who need to keep abreast of innovations
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