See It with a Small Telescope: 101 Cosmic Wonders Including Planets, Moons, Comets, Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters and More

by Will Kalif

Overview

Have Fun Exploring the Stars with Close-up Views of Space Objects Right from Your Own Backyard

It doesn’t take an astronomy degree to feel like an astronaut and explore space with a small telescope. See It with a Small Telescope takes the mystery and struggle out of exploring the unknown and discovering new worlds! With hands-on tips and tricks, this book offers a complete guide to unleashing the full power of a small telescope and going beyond the basics.

Without technical jargon and complicated star charts, this book offers step-by-step instructions and easy-to-use illustrations for finding over 100 celestial objects in the night’s sky, including:

Saturn’s Rings

Jupiter’s Moons

Orion Nebula

Andromeda Galaxy

Polaris Double Star

Pegasus Globular Cluster

Apollo 11 Site

...and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612437569
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	12/26/2017
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Will Kalif is a writer, webmaster, and an avid telescope enthusiast currently living in New England. He worked a full career in a variety of fields including robotics, computers, and electronics. He has been passionate about telescopes and the wonders of the night sky ever since he received his first telescope as a teenager. And for several decades now he has been making and using his own telescopes and helping other people to also enjoy the various things that can be seen on a dark and starry night. You can learn more about telescopes, telescope making, and astronomy by visiting his website at telescopenerd.com.