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Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos
Stefan Seip
Rocky Nook, 2007
Wonderous Book For Seeing the Cosmos Through The Lens
'Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos' is a wonderful guide for any hobbyists that enjoy looking up at the night sky and wishing to record the images they see for prosperity. Like all of the photography genre there is so much more to taking ...
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Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (DIY Science)
Robert Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007
The One Book
I have been an amatuer astronomer for 20 years, and there are a lot of books on my bookshelf that I love. When I go to the field, however, this is the One Book that always comes with. It has much of the comprehensive nature of my multi-volume observers guides, but in a ...
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
Walker & Company, 2007
Longitude is terrific
This book is a well-written story about how scientists and engineers figured out how to navigate the globe. It is a story that was well known in its day and forgotten within 50 years.
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The NexStar User's Guide
Michael Swanson
Springer, 2004
The NexStar User's Guide
A user guide which covers many aspects of the Nexstar telescope line, a must have.
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The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It
Robert Zimmerman
Princeton University Press, 2008
Great story with a worthy narrative to match.
Zimmerman does a good job keeping the narrative moving, not getting too bogged down into 'tech talk' that would bore the amateur. The book is replete with interviews of key people involved in the Hubble project over the years.
It is a quick-read and easy to follow. ...
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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer
Firefly Books, 2008
Excellent for Sorting thru What Can Be Bewildering at 1st
If you are new to astronomy, THIS is THE book. I have read it and re-read on a regular basis as questions arise. It is comprehensive and covers every main topic of concern and interest to amatuer astronomers from what telescope would be right for you to how to use it ...
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Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
Mary Blewitt
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994
"Are the stars out tonight...?"
Celestial navigation, like knots and splices and reading maritime charts and tide tables, is one of the essential sailing skills. Whether you are a daysailer, weekender, blue water cruiser or lone circumnavigator, there WILL come a time when the GPS quits, the Loran ...
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Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
Roger W. Sinnott
Sky Publishing, 2006
Perfect for Intermediates
Really good for intermediates. You need to know the constellations to make this useful.
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A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion
Cambridge University Press, 2004
Has correct constellation segment connections unlike Rey's "The Stars: A New Way to See Them"
Undoubtedly lots of beginning astronomers will be trying to decide between Rey's book "The Stars: A New Way to See Them" and Heifetz/Tirion's "A Walk Through the Heavens". I just wanted to point out something that could be a deciding factor for some people: "A Walk ...
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Star Maps for Beginners: 50th Anniversary Edition
I.M. Levitt, Roy K. Marshall
Fireside, 1992
Expect to Wear Out Your Copy
My tattered copy sitting on the shelf as I write this attests to it's value. I'm no major astronomer in any sense of the word, but a major part of what I DO know about the night sky was gleaned from its pages. It is what the title suggests: "For Beginners". It refrains ...
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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Firefly Books, 1998
Hurry Buy THIS book
If you are a beginner, buy this book immediately. It is probably fabulous for the rest of you, too. :) I am just getting started myself and have spent just a short time with it. I look forward to learning and appreciating it even more. Beginners absolutely need ...
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Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Instruments
Dennis Fisher
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994
a set of projects and histories
This is not just a craft/wood working set of plans (and a very good set too) it is a history of the tools of navagation. The tools I built from this book work. They are not the best things to use for finding your way (wood instead of metal). But they work reasonably ...
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Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module
Thomas J. Kelly
Smithsonian, 2001
Excellent book for managers
This was a great book and a quick read! It is detailed, to be sure, but will capture and maintain the interest of anyone who wants to know on how the lunar module came into being. And, I would definitely recommend it to any manager--especially in high-tech ...
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Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe
Robin Kerrod, Carole Stott
Firefly Books, 2007
Our first clear view of the Universe
Circling a few hundred miles overhead is one of the engineering marvels of the late twentieth century: humanity's very own mirror on the universe, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Now that we have seen such wonders reflected through its glass, what can we do but ...
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Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris 2009: Of the Planets' Places for 2009 (Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris of ...
Foulsham
Foulsham, 2008
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