Learning Astronomy with 100 practical exercises

are you attracted to the night sky? Would you like to observe it, with the naked eye or with a telescope, but don't know where to start? This is the astronomy book you have been looking for. One hundred different topics, one hundred practical exercises to become an expert astronomer. Observe the sky with the naked eye, with binoculars, with telescopes, with CCD cameras... There will be no more secrets for you. Learn how to distinguish planets from stars, how to find the North Star, how to point and focus a telescope, which telescope suits you best, how to photograph a galaxy... A book for people who are just starting to look at the sky, but with which you can go the whole distance. Learn step by step, starting with the basics and ending with the construction of an astronomical observatory.

CD contents:

- Sky chart programs.
- Stellarium: Self-installable starter planetarium for astronomy. Version 0.11.4 for win32. The sky live. Easy to use and very intuitive.
- Cartes du ciel: Self-installing planetarium for advanced observers. Version 3.6 for Windows. Create your own sky charts. Prepare your observations. Connect the telescope and control it by computer
- Quick guide to the deep sky: the Messier catalog. Cards with the celestial object, coordinates, comments and type of telescope you will need to observe it.

Jordi Lopesino is an amateur astronomer and has been practicing astronomy and writing books and articles about the sky for more than twenty years. He has an observatory on the terrace of his house and actively collaborates with the Minor Planet Center (MPC) and the Explanet Transit Database (ETD). The chapters in this book are based on his experience as an astronomical observer.

BOOK DETAILS:

TITLE: Learning Astronomy with 100 practical exercises
AUTHOR: Jordi Lopesino
PAGES: 216
ISBN: 9788426719072
YEAR: 2013
EDITION: 1
CD-ROM: Yes
FORMAT: 19,5x24 cm.
BINDING: Paperback
COLOR COLLECTION: Learn...with 100 practical exercises