num_pages: 280
description: This celebrity editor has brought together noted professional and amateur astronomers to submit chapters on their particular field of expertise, each describing how to observe a different class of object. The whole range of possibilities within reach of a small astronomical telescope is covered, from the moon to deep space. The book also shows how to gain the most enjoyment from a telescope, as well as its use for formal scientific observations, since astronomy is one of the few remaining areas of science where useful work can be carried out by non-professionals.The ideal companion to The Modern Amateur Astronomer.
language: English
title: The Observational Amateur Astronomer
titlecomplete: The Observational Amateur Astronomer (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Springer