Cambridge Astronomy Guide - Softcover

Liller, William; Mayer, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521399157 ISBN 13: 9780521399159

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

The Cambridge Astronomy Guide is intended for lovers of astronomy who wish to do more than just look at the night sky or marvel at glossy pictures of it. It tells you how to get outside and actually practise astronomy, even if you own nothing more than a simple camera. Astronomy, more than any other science, offers amateurs the opportunity to make meaningful and lasting contributions to the field. This Guide explains in simple non-mathematical terms how you can take stunning star photographs and then put them to use making valuable contributions to the science of astronomy. Ben Mayer's odd-numbered chapters provide a fascinating account told with much humour of how one raw amateur got started and quickly progressed to become one of the world's best known and in many ways most successful amateur astronomers. Bill Liller's even-numbered chapters provide a more extensive commentary on much of what Ben writes, plus some additional material which gives the professional point of view.

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Review

'...[the book] conveys the enthusiasm and excitement of the authors even at the potential of an astronomical discovery, a lot of advice is useful, and it would certainly encourage and help anyone to have a go at astronomical photography.' Astronomy Now.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521399157
• ISBN 13: 9780521399159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176