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| Turn left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope - and How to Find Them |  | Authors: Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 2240131
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 205
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 052134090X
Dewey Decimal Number: 523
EAN: 9780521340908
ASIN: 052134090X
Publication Date: February 23, 1990
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Product Description
Turn Left at Orion is a guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers. The Moon, planets and nearly a hundred deep sky objects, visible in the Northern hemisphere, are shown exactly as they appear in a small telescope (50-75 mm, or 2-3 inches aperture). The book provides all the information you need to find these, and other objects, in the night sky. There are plenty of maps to get you located, and the large format drawings accurately depict what you can expect to see. For each object there is information on the current state of our astronomical knowledge. Unlike many guides to the night sky, this one is specifically written for observers using small telescopes. No previous knowledge of astronomy is needed, and since the descriptions are non-technical, sky-watchers of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy and profit from this book. In the revised edition of this successful book, first published in 1989, the authors have brought information on the planets and eclipses up to date and extended the tables to the year AD 2006.
Book Description
This delightfully illustrated guide to the night sky is suitable for all ages and backgrounds. Revised edition of a successful book with up-to-date and extended tables up to the year AD 2006. Contains plenty of maps and large format drawings.
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 THE book to start with September 2, 2008
For the beginning stargazer, without some sort of guide (either a knowledgable person or a great book), a new telescope is all but useless. Even computerized "go-to" telescopes are surprisingly disappointing; sure, they'll take you straight to the sights, but they won't tell you what magnification to use, or what you're looking for, or whether the thing you're looking for might be too dim for you to see at all, so that most of the time you'll find yourself staring at a bunch of stars and wondering what the heck you're supposed to be looking at...and whether the computer's tracking system is a little off (which it will be, sometmies). So don't buy or give someone a new telescope without a good book with to go with it. And although no book does all things for all people, if you're only going to get one book to start, this is absolutely the one to buy. My first telescope was computerized, and worked well...but after buying this book, I was finally able to track down the things I was really interested in. In the years since then, I've thrown the computerized scope away in favor of a big, manually-guided dobsonian. And although I've never missed the computer, I still use this book constantly.
Great roadmap for finding nighttime sky objects June 18, 2008
This is an excellent book for amateur astronomers who would like direction on exactly where and how to find 100 of the most interesting nighttime sky objects -- nebula, planets, galaxies, double-doubles, star clusters, etc. Be advised that this is not a coffee table book full of breathtaking color photos straight from Hubble or a NASA space probe. This is a book on how to star hop your way from one object to the next. The book is full of drawings that depict how to do this, and the accompanying text is clear and accurate. This book has made finding many of these objects much easier for me. It's well worth the money and I highly recommend it.
 Disappointed May 15, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not a bad book exactly.
But I found it to be a waste of money.
Lots of info February 28, 2008
Great insight for the novice star gazer. Bought this for my son and he uses it evey time he star gazes Lots of easy to understand information Very helpful
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