Make Time for the Stars, 2009
Fitting Astronomy into Your Busy Life
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

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Language: English

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259 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback

Many amateur astronomers are short of time. A full-time career usually takes up most waking hours, and often there simply isn?t time for leisurely observing. Fortunately, modern technologies such as computer-controlled telescopes, GPS, north-seeking and level detection, have made telescope set-up much quicker. Today?s imaging systems enable astronomers to take excellent astrophotographs without the hours-long exposures. Make Time for the Stars explains what to try on a tight schedule, and how to use today?s equipment to get the most astronomy out of the least time.

This book showcases a wide array of quickly performed astronomical projects, including various novel or new approaches to observing. There are also practical tips for maximizing time at the telescope, extracting optimal performance, quick and efficient set-up, and easily carried out optical maintenance. Significantly, the book features detailed information on alternative imaging techniques with simple and less time-consuming efforts.

The Busy Astronomer.- Making the Right Equipment Choices.- How to Expand Your Potential.- Maximizing Your Time at the Telescope.- The Moon.- The First Port of Call.- The Moon: Close Up and Personal.- Instant Imaging of the Moon.- The Lunar Terminator.- The Greater Solar System.- A Quick Guide to the Solar System.- Planetary Imaging on a Time Budget.- Spectacles in Our Neighborhood.- The Far In and Far Out.- Daytime Astronomy.- Deep Space.- Viewing Deep Space Objects.- Deep Space Imaging.- Astronomy via the Internet.- A Guide for Viewing Sessions.
Provides practical observing techniques for those without a lot of time to spend on astronomy Presents many quickly performed projects with novel, time-saving approaches for almost any activity within astronomy Outlines the secrets of making fast, simply made astronomical images that require little processing Gives equipment selection tips, especially for what to avoid Provides a guide to virtually all readily observable deep-space objects for the time-pressed observer Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras