Binocular Astronomy

by Craig Crossen

Other authorsWil Tirion (Author)
Hardcover, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

QB63 .C76

Genres

Publication

Willmann-Bell (1992), Edition: 1st English ed, 183 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member tungsten_peerts
This book is so good that it explodes the narrow-sounding title and the juvenile-appearing cover. Crossen is a fantastic writer. He manages not only to do a wonderful job of describing what can be seen in the night sky with an average pair of binoculars, but inserts what feels like a whole short
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 course on astronomy in general (with particular attention to our place in the Milky Way). A beautiful job. As an added bonus, Wil Tirion's Bright Star Atlas is included at the end of the book.
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Subjects

Astronomy Amateurs' manuals
Astronomy Observers' manuals
Binoculars
Constellations Amateurs' manuals
Constellations Observers' manuals

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

201 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

0943396360 / 9780943396361

Barcode

34

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