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Title: The Sky Observer's Guide : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, Jerome Wyckoff, John Polgreen ISBN: 1-58238-155-0 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for learning about Astronomy
Comment: If you just want a working knowledge of Astronomy, and you want it quickly and easily, read this book first. I think you'll be impressed with how much information is there, and how understandable it is. I know I am!
If you want comprehensive up-to-date coverage of the meterial, you can find other sources later.
When my children have a question about the sky, this is where we go. We were driving home one night and my son asked me if I had ever seen a shooting star. Actually, I was surprised he HADN'T ever seen one. I explained about Meteor Showers and asked if he wanted to know when the next one was. We got out this book and looked it up. He was so interested he read the entire book, and now I catch him explaining things to his brothers and sisters. This book has a TON of information.
Rating: 5
Summary: An extremely concise intro to amateur astronomy
Comment: I first read this book at the age of 13, just getting into astronomy. I would agree that the book could use a little updating: sections on catadioptrics, newer eyepieces, apochromats, and Dobsonians would be helpful. However, the core of the book -- how to navigate the night sky with a telescope and actually see stuff -- remains a very thorough and classic work. I re-read my dog-eared copy probably twice a year just to review the fundamentals. You really can't find as concise a introductory text to amateur astronomy anywhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: Dated, but still one of the best beginners guides
Comment: I've been a pretty active amateur astronomer for the past 34 years. I would agee with the first reviewer "The Sky Observer's Guide" is dated and in need of new material covering Catadioptric systems (Schmidt-Cassegrain,Maksutov)and the just as popular Dobsonian now so ubiquitous among those who like me build their own systems. This has not occured I believe because possibly all the original authors have passed on. But after saying that, if your just getting into astronomy, this is still one of best guides to getting started with a small telescope around. It tells you what you can observe, how to do it, and what to expect. You could easily buy a dozen other popular guides now on the market that won't cover as much material, as clearly, as the Mayalls, Jerome Wyckoff,and John Polgreen put into the 160 pages of this little book. I still have the 1965 edition I bought when I was 12 in 1966, and though I've gone way past the material covered, I've kept it as a sentimental favorite because I probobly learned as much from it early on as I have from any other single source since then. So Golden Guide, if your looking at these reviews, add something about the two telescope types I've mentioned above and maybe something about CCD cameras too, but please don't drop anything from this still great little book!
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Title: Stars : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Robert H. Baker, Herbert S. Zim, James Gordon Irving ISBN: 1582381577 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Planets : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Mark R. Chartrand, Ron Miller ISBN: 1582381461 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Night Sky : A Guide To Field Identification by Mark R. Chartrand, Helmut Wimmer ISBN: 1582381267 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rocks, Gems and Minerals : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Paul R. Shaffer, Herbert S. Zim, Raymond Perlman ISBN: 1582381321 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Bird Life : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Stephen W. Kress, John D. Dawson ISBN: 1582381356 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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