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Martin Mobberley
This is the ultimate, easy-to-read guide for eclipse-chasers which includes everything an eclipse chaser needs. The book provides eclipse virgins with a good feeling for what a trip abroad to…
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In the Victorian era - or for non-British readers, the mid-to-late nineteenth century - amateur astronomy tended to center on Solar System objects. Developments can be e-mailed to other interested…
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OK, the book is far too heavy for the binding and after a few trips outside half the pages in my copy fell out, but apart from that it is…
Martin Mobberley, a friend of Patrick Moore’s for 30 years, and a former President of the British Astronomical Association, has spent ten years exhaustively researching Patrick’s real life away from…
This book is intended for amateur astronomers who are readers of Sky & Telescope magazine or similar astronomy periodicals - or are at least at the same level of knowledge…
For many astronomers, the holy grail of observation is to discover a comet, not least because comets always bear the name of their discoverer! Hunting and Imaging Comets was written…
This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam.
This guide provides useful insight for first-time telescope buyers as well as experienced amateurs. The author also covers observation techniques, photographic equipment, astronomical software, as well as equipment care and…
Mobberley’s most valuable advice will save the book’s owner many times its cover price: buy a quality telescope from a reputable dealer and install it in a simple shelter so…
The result of an exhaustive study of Sir Patrick Moore’s observations of the Moon and planets for more than 60 years, this book is a fantastic companion to the extremely…
Le economiche webcam stanno rivoluzionando l'imaging astronomico amatoriale, fornendo un'alternativa conveniente ai CCD raffreddati, quanto meno per i soggetti piu luminosi.
Le webcam, che costano solo poche decine di euro…
In meno di due decenni l'astronomia amatoriale ha cambiato volto. Il motivo, naturalmente, e il progresso tecnologico. Telescopi economici, ma di alta qualita, montature go-to controllate dal computer, autoguide, camere…
