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The Backyard Stargazer: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Skywatching With and Without a Telescope |
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The Backyard Stargazer: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Skywatching With and Without a Telescope
List Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Quarry Books
Author: Patricia Price
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Publisher: Quarry Books
Label: Quarry Books
Number Of Pages: 168
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Editorial Review:
Stargazing is an activity that lasts a lifetime. There is nothing like the thrill of glimpsing at the rings of Saturn for the first time or seeing, with the aid of a simple pair of binoculars, a fuzzy patch in the sky resolve into a cluster of sparkling stars. The Backyard Stargazer will help you discover new wonders in the night sky, whether you observe from a lounge chair in your backyard, a camp set up far from city lights, or the deck of a ship on a special stargazing cruise. Written in a conversational, accessible style, The Backyard Stargazer is a down to earth guide to observing the night and daytime sky without having to invest in a lot of equipment. You will discover: - What you need to get started: a clear night, a red light flashlight, and a copy of The Backyard Stargazer to guide your observing sessions
- Seasonal star maps to help you spot constellations ,and more, year round
- Things you never knew about the Moon, Sun, and planets
- What causes an eclipse and how you can travel to see one
- How stars are born and where comets come from
- How to photograph auroras, meteors, and constellations
- What you can see with the naked eye, binoculars, and, when you're ready, a small telescope
Includes 46 easy projects for planet watching, moon viewing, and constellation spotting!
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
A great astronomy primer - very highly recommended 2008-01-28
I think it is everyone's hope when purchasing an introductory book, that it will not only serve as a handy reference for new and unfamiliar topics, but will also work as a framework within which your own curiosities gain direction and purpose. "Backyard Stargazer" achieves this impressively.
It is rare to find an introductory text that covers a sufficient range of topics at the appropriate level of detail. The author must constantly walk a fine line between over-generalizing and providing too many details to properly digest the key messages in the text. Again, "Stargazer" impresses with a well thought-out flow of information that covers topics from the best times to see Mars to qualifying the purchase of optics. To top it off, key information is summarized in tables at the back of the book for quick reference, so it is quite easy, for instance, to find where the nearest and soonest eclipse is relative to your location - without having to thumb through the entire book looking for it.
The icing on the cake is the professional, aesthetically pleasing manner in which the presentation is managed. This book far exceeded my expectations, and it will continue to be an oft-consulted resource as I pursue my new hobby.
My highest recommendations.
great for beginnings 2008-01-24
If you have ever looked to the skies at night and wanted to know more this is the book to start with. It answers most of the questions easily and educates in a fascinating style. Regardless if you have a Telescope or night.
Read this and you will be able to sound like an expert next time you are out with your friends peering into the night sky!
Nelson Murdoch
01-08
Very comprehensive! 2006-06-17
I bought this book after recieving my first telescope as a gift. I had no clue what I was doing with it. This book taught me to start with the basics. It includes 'assignments' that really help get you some experience. I deffinatley recommend it!
Absolutely Great! 2006-05-22
Pat Price's book, the Backyard Stargazer may be intended for the absolute beginner, but it never once talks down to the reader. Price's lively provocative narrative inspires and informs. Plus for someone with some knowlege of the night sky, it is a welcome guide to putting it all together and making a game plan for getting serious about astronomy. I love the way the information is organized as Price takes us on a journey, giving us some historical information, then introducing us to our own solar system, the moon and the planets, stuff you can do in your own backyard without a telescope, then venturing out into deep space where all sorts of wonders await. What's really great about this book is that Price makes it seem all so accessible and takes some of the mystery out of what it takes to get to know the night sky. The book is packed with information and tons of facts; how to start observing the planets and the moon; what you can do with a pair of good binoculars (which is a lot!!); tips on what to look for in a telescope; whether or not you need to get a telescope, what's out there to see in deep space; plus wonderful sky charts and gorgeous photographs. After her introduction, Price dives right in and gives us observing projects in almost every chapter. The book is never too technical but is always entertaining and informative and because it's easy to read it never bogs down. I would think this book would appeal to all ages and if you're thinking of getting started in astronomy, whether you are an absolute beginner or have had a casual interest in astronomy all your life, this is the book for you!!
Beautiful, Easy-To-Read Beginner's Guide 2006-04-23
As a late-comer to amateur astronomy, over the past three months I've been reading all the "recommended" beginner books for the hobby. After finishing five others, I stumbled across this book. If I had it to do all over again, "The Backyard Stargazer: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Skywatching With and Without a Telescope," by Pat Price, is the book that I would have read FIRST--before attempting to tackle some of the other, more comprehensive astronomy "starter" pubs. In my view, this book contains everything a good first read on a subject should contain: an easy-to-comprehend discussion; easy-to-understand charts and diagrams; and absolutely beautiful photographs and illustrations. This book conveys all of the astronomy beginner "basics" using a friendly, conversational writing style. As with a gripping novel, I became eager to continue reading it all the way to the end. At less than 150 pages and fully packed with photos, I finished it in a little over a day(including copious notes). And you don't need to be taking up amateur astronomy to read this book. It is an excellent primer for anyone who wants to know more about the stars, planets, our sun, comets, eclipses, binoculars, telescopes, and astrophotography. This book tells you how and why "sky things" work, and includes star charts ("Sky Maps") to help you navigate the night sky. The appendices provide a wealth of information regarding online resources and future significant astronomical events. This book has earned my highest recommendation: BUY IT--read it--then tell a friend about it (I will.)
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