Seeing in the dark
Subtitle: how backyard stargazers are probing deep space and guarding Earth from interplanetary peril
By: Timothy Ferris.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Astronomers; Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals
Genres: Amateurs' manuals
Description: Seeing in the Dark is a poetic love letter to the skies and a stirring report on the revolution now sweeping amateur astronomy in which backyard stargazers link globally by the Internet are exploring deep space and making discoveries worthy of the professionals. Timothy Ferris invites us all to become stargazers, recounting his lifelong experiences as an enthralled stargazer, and capturing the exquisite experience when ancient starlight strikes the eye and incites the mind.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-340) and index.