What type of telescope is best for beginners? Can I use my camera to take photographs through a telescope? How good are the new computerized telescope mounts? What charts, books, software and other references do I need? These questions are asked time and again by enthusiastic new amateurs as they take up recreational astronomy.

But accurate, objective and up-to-date information can be hard to find.

Throughout the 1990s, the first edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide established itself as the indispensable reference to the equipment and techniques used by the modern recreational stargazer.

Now, authors Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer have produced an expanded and completely updated edition that again sets the standard for accessible and reliable information on one of the world's most popular hobbies.

Dickinson and Dyer -- both full-time astronomy writers -- bring decades of experience to their task.

They explain why telescopes often perform much differently from what the novice expects.

They recommend the accessories that will enhance the observing experience and advise what not to buy until you become more familiar with your equipment.

For more information about the title The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, read the full description at Amazon.com, or see the following related books:

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them — A superb guidebook described in Bookwatch as 'the home astronomer's "bible"', Turn Left at Orion provides all the information beginning amateur ...  > read more

Astronomy For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) — An accessible guide to the wonders of the night sky, now updated From asteroids to black holes, from quasars to white dwarfs, this new edition of ...  > read more

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Authors: Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer

Publisher: Firefly Books

Date: Oct. 16, 2002

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$49.95

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$15.35

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