num_pages: 204
description: An easy-to-read book explaining how to use a small telescope to find your way around the sky, the book covers fundamental topics such as types of telescopes, telescope optics, position and motion, observation, and instruments. Written by an observatory director and seasoned teacher, this introduction provides readers with authoritative details not guaranteed to be found in competing literature.
language: English
title: Telescopes and Techniques: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
titlecomplete: Telescopes and Techniques: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy
genres: Astronomy, Reference
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Springer Verlag