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You'll learn a bit of history, latin and star lore along the way.
Buy the spiral bound version and it easily folds out on your lap or chair as you watch the night sky.
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Turn Left at Orion: Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope – and How to Find Them Spiralbunden – 24 Januari 2019
Engelska utgåvan av
Guy Consolmagno
(Författare),
Dan M. Davis
(Författare)
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With over 150,000 copies sold since its first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. This unique guidebook to the night sky shows you how to observe a host of celestial wonders. Its distinct format of object-by-object spreads illustrates how deep-sky objects and planets actually look through a small telescope, while its large pages and spiral binding allow for use outside. Along with updated star names and astronomical information, this new edition provides links to a dedicated webpage with up-to-date tables and images, and an improved planets chapter. The many Dobsonian-friendly images and small telescope views have been revised to account for changes in modern telescope technology, such as larger field of view eyepieces. With dedicated chapters on Northern and Southern Hemisphere objects, it's never been easier to explore the night sky, wherever you are. Additional resources are available on the accompanying website: www.cambridge.org/turnleft.
- Längd (tryckt bok)256 sidor
- SpråkEngelska
- UtgivareCambridge University Press
- Publiceringsdatum24 Januari 2019
- ISBN-101108457568
- ISBN-13978-1108457569
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Praise for previous editions: 'This is quite possibly the most inviting guidebook ever written to help people with binoculars and small telescopes find, view, understand, and most of all, enjoy everything in the night sky from the Moon and planets to distant star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. And if you think it's only for beginners, think again - every telescope owner should have a copy.' Dennis Di Cicco, Senior Editor, Sky & Telescope
Praise for previous editions: 'Turn Left at Orion is an essential guide for both beginners and more experienced amateur astronomers who will find much inside to reinvigorate their passion for the stars. The diagrams are simple, clear and functional, and the text eloquently captures the excitement of observing. Stargazing has never been made so easy, and if you buy just one book on observational astronomy, make sure it's this one.' Keith Cooper, Editor, Astronomy Now
Praise for previous editions: 'Since it first appeared in 1989, Turn Left at Orion has been an indispensable guidebook for the amateur astronomer possessing nothing more than a small backyard telescope. This is not only an essential handbook for the novice, it's a useful reference for the seasoned backyard astronomer. Simply put, whatever your level of experience, you must have this book!' Glenn Chaple, Contributing Editor, Astronomy
'The book fills a gap between guides to the constellations for newcomers and detailed star atlases. I will have no hesitation in recommending it at outreach events to those who are interested enough in astronomy to buy a small telescope.' Mike Rushton, The Observatory
Praise for previous editions: 'Turn Left at Orion is an essential guide for both beginners and more experienced amateur astronomers who will find much inside to reinvigorate their passion for the stars. The diagrams are simple, clear and functional, and the text eloquently captures the excitement of observing. Stargazing has never been made so easy, and if you buy just one book on observational astronomy, make sure it's this one.' Keith Cooper, Editor, Astronomy Now
Praise for previous editions: 'Since it first appeared in 1989, Turn Left at Orion has been an indispensable guidebook for the amateur astronomer possessing nothing more than a small backyard telescope. This is not only an essential handbook for the novice, it's a useful reference for the seasoned backyard astronomer. Simply put, whatever your level of experience, you must have this book!' Glenn Chaple, Contributing Editor, Astronomy
'The book fills a gap between guides to the constellations for newcomers and detailed star atlases. I will have no hesitation in recommending it at outreach events to those who are interested enough in astronomy to buy a small telescope.' Mike Rushton, The Observatory
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A new edition of this best-selling guidebook to the night sky, showing amateur astronomers how to observe a host of celestial wonders.
Om författaren
Guy Consolmagno is the Director of the Vatican Observatory, Vatican City. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications, primarily on meteorite and asteroid properties. The International Astronomical Union named asteroid 4597 Consolmagno in recognition of his work, and in 2014 he won the Carl Sagan Medal for public outreach from the American Astronomical Society. He uses a 3.5' catadioptric and an 8' Dobsonian telescope.
Dan M. Davis is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. His research is in terrestrial tectonics and geophysics. A lifelong amateur stargazer, his observations for this book were made with a 2.4' refractor, an 8' catadioptric, and a 10' Dobsonian telescope.
Dan M. Davis is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. His research is in terrestrial tectonics and geophysics. A lifelong amateur stargazer, his observations for this book were made with a 2.4' refractor, an 8' catadioptric, and a 10' Dobsonian telescope.
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- Utgivare : Cambridge University Press; 5 utgåvan (24 Januari 2019)
- Språk : Engelska
- Spiralbunden : 256 sidor
- ISBN-10 : 1108457568
- ISBN-13 : 978-1108457569
- Rangordning för bästsäljare: #31,733 i Böcker (Visa Topp 100 i Böcker)
- #85 i Astronomi
- #519 i Natur & ekologi
- #4,444 i Hantverk, hobby & hem
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Liofa
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Absolutely the best book for beginners.
Granskad i Storbritannien den 15 augusti 202061 människor tyckte detta var till hjälp
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Michael Tarrant Eldicott
1,0 av 5 stjärnor
Not for the beginner
Granskad i Storbritannien den 22 juni 2019
I was hoping for a beginner book to help me find objects with my telescope. You need to be an expert on no all the names of the stars, and I mean all the names, as some stars seem to have more than one name. You also need to no all the constellations by all there different names. And you also need to no where in the sky these are. Also you wouldn’t no if you found anything because there are no photos to show you what you could be seeing. I’m actually confused as to who this book is targeted at. So far I haven’t found anything in this book because I don’t no where to look, the reason I bought the book in the first place. I find I have to use my phone app to try and find a star that the book is taking about only the find that the diagram in the book looks nothing like what I am looking at in the sky. I really cannot understand the fantastic reviews this book has. I can honestly say this is the most disappointing and confusing book or web based beginners guides I have come across. If you are already and expert at stargazing and just bought a telescope then you would probably love this book. But if you have just bought a telescope and are learning about the universe then I would wait and find a different book


Michael Tarrant Eldicott
Granskad i Storbritannien den 22 juni 2019
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K. Izzi
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Justified acclaim
Granskad i Storbritannien den 6 november 2020
I bought this book after reading many positive reviews about it, both on amazon and many other astronomy forums. To my pleasant surprise I find the wide acclaim it has very well justified. The book is beautifully written in a no-nonsensical way. I find it a pleasure to read sequentially and also usable to cherrypick topics like a reference. No regrets. Lovely. A must have for beginners and seasoned hobbyists.

Nicholas J. Martin
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
a superb introduction to amateur astronomy
Granskad i Storbritannien den 5 mars 2019
This the best starter guide for the amatuer astronomer that I have met. It contains practical observing advice on all classes of astronomical objects without getting too bogged down in technicality. It also has really good and easy to use guides to finding 100 deep sky objects - double stars, nebulae etc. By the time you have worked through these you will be well on the wy to becoming a reasonably competent astronomer able to find your way around the night sky.

Rdbarlow
3,0 av 5 stjärnor
Bit too advanced for me.
Granskad i Storbritannien den 22 februari 2021
No criticism of the book, but I found it too advanced for me, and returned it. I've found the annual star guides a better starting point, and to be honest I would describe myself as an informal astronomer. If you're not careful all the fun starts to disappear.