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Make Time for the Stars: Fitting Astronomy into Your Busy Life Antony Cooke Hungry for an opportunity to study the stars but have little or no time to do it? Then this book is for you! Perhaps you have a telescope from years ago, which you used a few times, then put it away in a closet, where it has...

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Main Author: Cooke, Antony. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
Series:Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89341-9
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505 0 # |a Section 1: The Busy Astronomer. Introduction. Making the Right Equipment Choices.-How to Expand Your Potential. Maximizing Your Time at the Telescope -- Section II: The Moon. The First Port of Call. The Moon, Close Up and Personal. Instant Imaging of the Moon. The Lunar Terminator -- Section III: 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 -- Section IV: Deep Space. Viewing Deep Space Objects. Deep Space Imaging. Astronomy Via the Internet. A Guide for Viewing Sessions -- Index. 
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