{"product_id":"9780387764696","title":"The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePugh, Philip\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major financial outlay. The trick is to choose the right equipment, and then use it to its fullest extent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObserving Skills: The Science and Art of using Astronomical Telescopes provides the required information. First, it explains how to get the best from entry-level equipment (that upgrade may not even be needed for a year or two!). Second, it explains how to select equipment that is at the ‘next level’, and describes how use more advanced telescopes and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized according to observational targets, and although it concentrates mainly on visual observing, it concludes with a section on imaging and the equipment currently available – from regular digital cameras, through webcams, to specialized chilled-chip CCD cameras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObserving Skills: The Science and Art of using Astronomical Telescopes is the perfect follow-up to Moore and Watson: Astronomy with a Budget Telescope and Tonkin: AstroFAQs . It neatly fills the gap between these introductory books and the more advanced books in Springer’s Practical Astronomy list.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2009-10-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387764696\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-76470-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 411\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47661832274060,"sku":"9780387764696","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387764696.jpg?v=1776434312","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780387764696","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}