I was just over at the Cloudy Nights site and was reading Ron Bee's review of Sue French's Book "Celestial Sampler". Like Ron, I am a big fan of Sue's writing, as she used a 4" Apo for most of her observations. Thanks also Ron for pointing out that the book has expanded on her monthly S&T pieces, as I have cut out and collected them, organizing them by month. However, having them in book form with updated information (and at a reasonable price) is motivation to purchase the book.
I do have two recommendations. First, Ron's article, at least on my monitor, does not align, so that some lines contain only one word. That may be due to all of the graphics. I hope that gets fixed as it may it difficult to read the review.
Second, I wish S&T hadn't put all those nice Mt. Palomar or Hubble photos of galaxies and star clusters on the cover of the book. The book excels because Sue tells you want to realistically expect when looking through the eyepiece of a small telescope. The cover photos diminish rather than add to the graphics that you'll find in the book.
I do have two recommendations. First, Ron's article, at least on my monitor, does not align, so that some lines contain only one word. That may be due to all of the graphics. I hope that gets fixed as it may it difficult to read the review.
Second, I wish S&T hadn't put all those nice Mt. Palomar or Hubble photos of galaxies and star clusters on the cover of the book. The book excels because Sue tells you want to realistically expect when looking through the eyepiece of a small telescope. The cover photos diminish rather than add to the graphics that you'll find in the book.
