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Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them |
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Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
List Price: $27.99
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Author: Guy Consolmagno
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 2000-10-23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Label: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 224
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Editorial Review:
A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope - and How to Find Them! -- This is a guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers. The moon, planets and nearly a hundred deep sky objects visible in the northern hemisphere are shown exactly as they appear in a small telescope (50-75 mm, or 2-3 inches aperture). -- The book gives all the information you need to find these and other objects in the night sky. -- There are plenty of maps and the large format drawings accurately depict what you can expect to see. -- Unlike many guides to the night sky, this one is specifically written for observers using small telescopes. -- No previous knowledge of astronomy is needed, and since the descriptions are non-technical, skywatchers of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy and learn from this book.
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
THE book to start with  2008-09-02
For the beginning stargazer, without some sort of guide (either a knowledgable person or a great book), a new telescope is all but useless. Even computerized "go-to" telescopes are surprisingly disappointing; sure, they'll take you straight to the sights, but they won't tell you what magnification to use, or what you're looking for, or whether the thing you're looking for might be too dim for you to see at all, so that most of the time you'll find yourself staring at a bunch of stars and wondering what the heck you're supposed to be looking at...and whether the computer's tracking system is a little off (which it will be, sometmies). So don't buy or give someone a new telescope without a good book with to go with it. And although no book does all things for all people, if you're only going to get one book to start, this is absolutely the one to buy. My first telescope was computerized, and worked well...but after buying this book, I was finally able to track down the things I was really interested in. In the years since then, I've thrown the computerized scope away in favor of a big, manually-guided dobsonian. And although I've never missed the computer, I still use this book constantly.
Great roadmap for finding nighttime sky objects 2008-06-18
This is an excellent book for amateur astronomers who would like direction on exactly where and how to find 100 of the most interesting nighttime sky objects -- nebula, planets, galaxies, double-doubles, star clusters, etc. Be advised that this is not a coffee table book full of breathtaking color photos straight from Hubble or a NASA space probe. This is a book on how to star hop your way from one object to the next. The book is full of drawings that depict how to do this, and the accompanying text is clear and accurate. This book has made finding many of these objects much easier for me. It's well worth the money and I highly recommend it.
Disappointed  2008-05-15
Not a bad book exactly.
But I found it to be a waste of money.
Lots of info  2008-02-28
Great insight for the novice star gazer. Bought this for my son and he uses it evey time he star gazes Lots of easy to understand information Very helpful
Excellent directions 2008-02-10
Turn Left at Orion is a great buy, especially for the beginning sky gazer. It is written for both beginners and experts and doesn't contain language that requires a Harvard degree to understand. If you are looking for a book on astrology, then you should begin here. It's filled with information, maps and - most of all - easy to understand language about the heavens.
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