"This book is aimed at the beginner and gives comprehensive advice on the purchase and use of modest equipment, herein defined as costing less than £300. … Included are tables and color photographs depicting realistic telescopic views alongside the…
Basic Astrophotography tells you how to take pictures of stars, galaxies, planets, the Moon, the Sun, comets, meteors and eclipses using equipment readily available to the amateur astronomer. The first section, 'Getting Started', presupposes little…
This volume shows how to take successful pictures of the heavens, taking a primarily photographic perspective, and evaluates available types of camera and film, developing techniques, and the best methods of photographing the Moon, the Sun, stars,…
This high quality and well written book will certainly join Burnhams three volume set as a long term classic, for those wanting to explore the sky with binocs. The numerous drawings and charts are priceless in locating interesting objects.
Binocular Highlights is a tour of 99 different celestial sights — from softly glowing clouds of gas and dust to unusual stars, clumps of stars, and vast star cities (galaxies) — all visible through binoculars. Each object is plotted on a detailed,…
This series of three books contain the most precise information in a usable form for the amateur that I have seen. A classic series that would be almost impossible to duplicate. Although limited to 1950 co-ordinates for celestial objects this does…
This comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system. The objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classification, and physical description, along with…
This series of three books contain the most precise information in a usable form for the amateur that I have seen. A classic series that would be almost impossible to duplicate. Although limited to 1950 co-ordinates for celestial objects this does…
This series of three books contain the most precise information in a usable form for the amateur that I have seen. A classic series that would be almost impossible to duplicate. Although limited to 1950 co-ordinates for celestial objects this does…