The New Astronomy Guide: Stargazing in the Digital Age by Patrick Moore


The New Astronomy Guide: Stargazing in the Digital Age
Title : The New Astronomy Guide: Stargazing in the Digital Age
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ISBN : 1780970641
ISBN-10 : 9781780970646
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 192
Publication : First published August 7, 2012

Bring astronomy down from the mountaintops and into the backyard with this one-stop stargazing manual from Sir Patrick Moore and Pete Lawrence, stars of the BBC's The Sky at Night . These days, affordable telescopes, cameras, and software make it easy for anyone to explore the heavens. Here is all the information amateur astronomers need to proceed, including a month-by-month sky guide, a large wall poster of all the constellations visible from Earth, and a detailed map of the Moon.

The New Astronomy Guide: Stargazing in the Digital Age Reviews

  • Pete daPixie

    The final publication in a very long line of books written by Patrick Moore, who passed away last December aged 89. The co-author is fellow 'Sky at Night' presenter Pete Lawrence, who I strongly suspect has written most of this book.
    Contains the usual astronomical information covering everything from the Earth/Moon data, through the Solar System, the Milky Way galaxy and beyond. In a book of just under two hundred pages, this is a fast ride. Astro books are being continually produced every year, and for the amateur astronomer I think there are better selections around.
    Though Patrick Moore has been an icon of British amateur astronomy for many years, it is the contributions of Pete Lawrence here that give merit to this practical guide. His contributions of practical tips and insights to astro photography in the digital imaging age are what lifts this 2012 publication above the ordinary. Many photographic plates shown are his own, taken with a 14" CAT and either DSLR or CCD camera. Lawrence is a contributor to the BBC's 'Sky at Night' magazine which often features his photographic techniques of the night sky.
    The final section, covering some eighty pages, provide a star atlas of both northern and southern hemispheres for the four seasons.