Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to ...
 books to own: After reading Phil's book Star Ware, I would not think of buying anything for my telescope without looking it up in his book. I am about 402.00 in the hole because I didn't have a copy of this book. I have since picked up a better scope for [... more]
$19.95
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The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope
The story of the Palomar telescope and its predecessors: I purchased this book at the telescope gift shop on Mount Palomar back in 1996. I read it in the next few days. It is the fascinating tale of George Hale, a remarkable man who had to battle [... more]
$16.50
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Astronomical Optics, Second Edition
Good for Spectrometer Optics: This book has some unique features. It treats the subject matter carefully, and in detail. The content is very useful. The treatment of spectrometer optics is particularly useful. The weakness of the book is that the [... more]
$136.00
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The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes
Excellent book on large telescopes: Since I work for a privately held observatory engaged in the construction of a new telescope and facility, this book is extremely useful. I have found its treatment of all the subjects related to large telescopes very [... more]
$119.00
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Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy
amazing engineering feats: You can think of this as a course in very specialised antenna design. Certainly, the broad concepts would be immediately recognisable to any engineer who has built antennas. But here the sources that are being detected are at [... more]
$160.00
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Amateur Astronomer's Handbook
Not what you think.: This book is very technical and not a basic beginner's guide to backyard astronomy. But, if you want to understand the technical aspects of how a telescope works then it's for you. Technical introduction to amateur astronomy: [... more]
$19.95
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The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate ...
A modern-day classic: There are three books I read again every year: Baseball Anecdotes by Daniel Okrent and Steve Wulf; Be True to Your School by Bob Greene; and the Starry Room by Fred Schaaf. Only one of them moves me to tears on the very first page. [... more]
$12.95
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How to Use a Computerized Telescope: Practical Amateur ...
Book Description: How to Use a Computerized Telescope is the first handbook that describes how to get your computerized telescope up-and-running, and how to embark on a program of observation. It explains in detail how the sky moves, how your telescope [... more]
$45.00
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Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to ...
essential astro gear guide: There are a few books no amateur astronomer should be without. One is Peterson's Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, which packs more useful information into a smaller package than any other book I know of. A second is The [... more]
$19.95
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High Resolution Astrophotography (Practical Astronomy ...
Book Description: How do you get the highest possible resolution from your telescope? For those interested in photographing the Sun, Moon and planets, this volume provides the complete reference. Individual chapters describe the various types of [... more]
$80.00
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Astrophotography with the Schmidt Telescope
Book Description: This book presents a collection of photographs of astronomical objects taken with large Schmidt telescopes. Facing each photograph is a text which introduces the object to the reader and explains its characteristic data and its physical [... more]
$80.00
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Easy PC Astronomy
Book Description: Easy PC Astronomy is the book for all those who want to make astronomical calculations easily and accurately. A simple but powerful script language called AstroScript is provided on a disk with the book, ready to use on any IBM PC-type [... more]
$52.00
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