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Messier Card (Unlaminated)This quick-reference sky chart shows the location of all 109 Messier objects on the front and tabulates their coordinates, sizes, and visual magnitudes on the back.
Messier
Marathon Field Guide, Pennington. Written for the person who wants
to become familiar with the famous list of 110 deep-sky wonders, the Messier
objects. The novice soon learns how to find the nebulae, star clusters,
and galaxies that every amateur astronomer should know. The observing techniques
taught are easy to learn and powerful. A beginner should soon be able to
locate 25 to 30 Messier objects on any night of the year. 196 pages Hardcover
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Messier
Objects: Deep-Sky Companions:O'Meara. Introducing the Messier guide
for the modern age! This first book in the
Deep-Sky Companions series
by noted observer and Sky & Telescope contributor Steve O'Meara
provides a fresh perspective on these perennially favorite viewing targets.
Along with pages of observing tips for novice stargazers, O'Meara presents
the most recent scientific data about each object, accurate drawings done
at the eyepiece, new insights on the "missing" Messier objects, and more!
304pp HC
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Meteors,
N Bone Glimpsing occasional "shooting stars" is exhilarating. This book
helps you learn how to start your own meteor-hunting program. In great
detail, Neil Bone teaches you the origins and science of meteors, naked-eye-metor
watching, and record keeping. A seasonal calendar of annual meteor showers
and their characteristics is also included.. 175 pages
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Modern Moon Charles A. Wood
Charles Wood’s Exploring the Moon column in Sky & Telescope delights
readers each month. Now Wood brings his insightful and clear prose about
our closest celestial neighbor to you in this new book. Drawing on both
traditional telescopic observations of the Moon and the modern explorations
of the Apollo, Clementine, and Lunar Prospector missions, The Modern Moon:
A Personal View is an authoritative guidebook that tells readers both what
to look for and why to look. Set up your telescope and let Wood unravel
the Moon’s complex past as you gaze at lunar vistas.
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Lunar 100 Card Charles A. Wood See
the Moon as never before with Sky & Telescope columnist and
lunar expert Charles A. Wood. This 2-sided card is a handy companion to
his ongoing series of articles highlighting the Moon's complex geology.
The table on the back provides information about all 100 entries as well
as the corresponding chart number from Antonin Rükl’s Atlas of the
Moon.
Optional laminated finish protects it against
moisture and wear.
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More
Mathematical Astronomy Morsels
Like the highly acclaimed Mathematical Astronomy
Morsels, More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels discusses a wide range of
celestial configurations, cycles, and curiosity that Roger Sinnott observed
in his Foreword to the first Morsels were “things almost impossible to
find by paging through almanacs or scrolling through time with a computer's
planetarium program.” Some of these new subjects have been suggested by
readers and friends, while others were inspired by actual (sometimes fictive)
astronomical events, such as the so-called brightest Full Moon of December
1999, the recovering of asteroid Albert in May 2000, the long-duration
lunar eclipse of July 2000, or the coming perhelic oppositions of Mars
in August 2003. Altogether 75 different subjects are covered under six
categories: The Moon, Eclipses and Occultations, Planetary Motions, Planetary
Phenomena, On the Celestial Sphere, and Varia.
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The New Astro Zone System for Astro Imaging
- Ron Wodaski with additional content by Russell Croman
Photoshop is a powerful tool, but it's also very complicated. The Zone System not only shows you how to process your images in Photoshop, it gives you a complete system for astro image processing. The book is in full color on every page, and it includes a DVD with video training, free software, and other goodies.
The Zone System grew out of the CCD Imaging Camps I held for the last several years in New Mexico. It is based on painstaking research into how Photoshop works - and why it works the way it does. You won't just learn some useful ways to use Curves; you'll learn the type of curve to use, the correct way to integrate Curves and Levels, and more. The most important thing you'll learn, however, is how to take the guesswork out of processing astronomical images.
The Zone System book is based on:
* Watching students learn how
to work with Photoshop at the Camps
* Breaking down the steps in
Photoshop to their fundamentals
* Putting the steps back together
in a way that makes sense for astro image processing
* Showing how to process an
image from end to end
* Developing new ideas on color,
signal to noise ratio, and other topics
But the biggest idea that brings everything together is the Zone System itself. By breaking the image down into manageable zones, you learn how to get the most out of any image you process. For a breakdown of the zones, please check out the sample pages. Note: The sample pages skip around a bit, to show different features of the book. They are not a complete chapter or section!
The sample pages include a preview of the Zone System, and highlights from a Photoshop tutorial.
New Perspectives on Newtonian Collimation
The
long-awaited fifth edition of Vic Menard's classic Newtonian collimation
reference manual is here now! Over 30 new illustrations and images, 16
chapters totalling 80 pages. The first major rewrite in 10 years.
The fifth edition of New Perspectives on Newtonian Collimation is the product of more than five years of online discussions, more than five months of collaboration with Jim Fly and Jason Khadder getting the graphics just right.
Many people come to us asking which is the best
collimation tool for their telescope. If there is one essential tool it
must be - knowledge.
If you take the time to master a few of the solutions
provided in New Perspectives on Newtonian Collimation you'll soon own the
tools of a collimation expert. Then next time you need to fix your 'scope's
alignment, you'll know the collimation is right!
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Night Sky Observers Guide ,G. Kepple and
G Sanner. This impressive two volume guide totals nearly 1000 pages of
observational information for users of medium to large aperture telescopes.
For most of the 3000 deep-sky objects covered, there is a brief discription
as seen through two or more telescopes apertures such as 8/10", 12/14",
16/18", 20/22" and at different powers. Eyepiece impression sketches are
provided for 827 of the objects. Although this book was intended for Northern
Latitudes as is evident by the volume names, it is a very useful addition
to any astronomers library of observational aids. Each chapter
is devoted to a constellation. The first page is devoted to general comments
about the constellation. The second page is a map of the constellation
which faces a stellar data table which usually fills the entire page. The
remaining pages of each chapter contain photographs, sketches and finding
charts - and all of these pages include writen descriptions of objects
as seen through different sized instruments.
VOLUME 1: Autumn and Winter
Andromeda, Aquarius, Aries, Auriga,Camelopardalis,
Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Columba,
Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Lacerta, Lepus, Lynx, Monoceros, Orion, Pegasus,
Perseus, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Puppis, Pyxis, Sculptor, Taurus, and
Triangulum.
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VOLUME 2: Spring and Summer
Antlia, Aquila, Bootes, Canes Venatici, Capricornus,
Centaurus, Coma Berenices, Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crater,
Cygnus, Delphinus, Draco, Equuleus, Hercules, Hydra, Leo, Leo Minor, Libra,
Lupus, Lyra, Microscopium, Ophiuchus, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Scutum,
Serpens Caput, Serpens Cauda, Sextans, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Virgo, and
Vulpecula.
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VOLUME
3: Southern Skies
Apus, Ara, Caelum, Carina, Centaurus (expanded
coverage beyond that found in Volume 2), Chamaeleon, Circinus, Crux, Dorado,
Grus, Horologium, Hydrus, Indus, Mensa, Musca, Norma, Octans, Pavo, Phoenix,
Pictor, Reticulum, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Vela,Volans
plus extensive coverage of The Large Magellanic and Small Magellanic Clouds.
About the Authors
George Robert Kepple and Glen Sanner have been lifelong amateur astronomers. George, until his retirement, worked in the steel industry as a grinding machine operator. Glen is a retired pharmacist. Both now reside in Arizona.
Ian Cooper has been observing for over 35 years. He has been president of the Palmerston North Astronomical Society, the Foxton Beach Astronomical Society, and VP of the Phoenix Astronomical Society with over 600 members. He was the founding member of the Taran¬ski Active Astronomer’s Group and coordinator of the Aurora-Solar Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. He was a former civil engineering construction surveyor and project manager and is cur¬rently a contract estimator for the local city council.
Jenni Kay serves as the Southern Hemisphere Secretary and editor of the Southern Sky Section for the Webb Society’s Deep-Sky Observer. She is also the author of a 56 page booklet titled A Visual Atlas of the Magellanic Clouds published by the Webb Society. Her father sparked her interest in astronomy over 15 years ago and her main interest is all types of deep-sky objects. She is also interested in Archaeology and Archaeoastronomy.