Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky
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VISUAL ASTRONOMY OF THE DEEP SKY
By Roger N. Clark, 1990, Sky Publishing Corp., Hardback, ISBN: 0-933346-54-9, 355 pages.
From the back cover: "Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky gives a unique presentation of the most important galaxies and nebulae that telescope users observe. The book is written and designed for beginners as well as for advanced amateur astronomers. The author begins with a description of the human eye and discusses the implications for the observation of faint astronomical objects by telescope. There is a chapter on the techniques you should use for making records and keeping your observations. These ideas are clearly demonstrated through a case study of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. The core of the book is a magnificent visual atlas of deep-sky objects. Ninety of the most impressive galaxies and nebulae are considered by presenting a sketch made at the telescope together with a photography reproduced at the same scale. This helpful method of presentation is unique. It makes it much easier for you to relate the photograph to what you are likely to see through a small telescope. There is also a catalog of 611 deep-sky objects which tabulates observational parameters to indicate how essay it is to detect them. Selected star charts for testing how faint you can see with your telescope are also given. Dr. Roger Clark is an active amateur astronomer with a particular interest in deep-sky objects and astrophotography. His research interests are in the planetary sciences. He is thus unusually qualified to write with the authority of a professional at a level understandable to the beginner in visual astronomy.
- Unique presentation with photographs and drawings shown to the same scale.
- Detailed description of 90 galaxies and nebulae
- Catalog of 611 objects included
- Suitable for beginners as well as for experienced observers"
Condition: Excellent (Original owner's library emblem embossed on inside flyleaf).
Sale Price: $100.00. (U.S.A., only).
By Roger N. Clark, 1990, Sky Publishing Corp., Hardback, ISBN: 0-933346-54-9, 355 pages.
From the back cover: "Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky gives a unique presentation of the most important galaxies and nebulae that telescope users observe. The book is written and designed for beginners as well as for advanced amateur astronomers. The author begins with a description of the human eye and discusses the implications for the observation of faint astronomical objects by telescope. There is a chapter on the techniques you should use for making records and keeping your observations. These ideas are clearly demonstrated through a case study of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. The core of the book is a magnificent visual atlas of deep-sky objects. Ninety of the most impressive galaxies and nebulae are considered by presenting a sketch made at the telescope together with a photography reproduced at the same scale. This helpful method of presentation is unique. It makes it much easier for you to relate the photograph to what you are likely to see through a small telescope. There is also a catalog of 611 deep-sky objects which tabulates observational parameters to indicate how essay it is to detect them. Selected star charts for testing how faint you can see with your telescope are also given. Dr. Roger Clark is an active amateur astronomer with a particular interest in deep-sky objects and astrophotography. His research interests are in the planetary sciences. He is thus unusually qualified to write with the authority of a professional at a level understandable to the beginner in visual astronomy.
- Unique presentation with photographs and drawings shown to the same scale.
- Detailed description of 90 galaxies and nebulae
- Catalog of 611 objects included
- Suitable for beginners as well as for experienced observers"
Condition: Excellent (Original owner's library emblem embossed on inside flyleaf).
Sale Price: $100.00. (U.S.A., only).
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