The Amatuer Astronomers 12th Edition

Author: Patrick Moore

Publisher: Springer

Date: October 11, 2005
Pages: 293

Description:
The first edition of The Amateur Astronomer was published
almost half a century ago. Other editions followed, and it is fair to
say that they introduced quite a number of people to astronomy. But
things have changed since then. In 1957, the average amateur astronomer
worked with a modest telescope and a simple camera; his main targets
were the planets and some variable stars. Not so today. Electronic
devices have largely replaced photographic film, telescopes are
computer-controlled and the well-equipped camera can produce results
equal to those of major professional observatories a few decades ago.

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