LEADER 04021nam 22006375 450 001 9910300405203321 005 20200703232238.0 010 $a3-319-18851-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-18851-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000454121 035 $a(EBL)3567917 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001534696 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11945525 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001534696 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11496203 035 $a(PQKB)10649386 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-18851-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3567917 035 $a(PPN)187689601 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000454121 100 $a20150728d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFirst Light and Beyond $eMaking a Success of Astronomical Observing /$fby D. A. Jenkins 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 225 1 $aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x1431-9756 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-18850-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPlanetary Discovery and The Seven Sisters -- The Best Viewing -- Equipping Yourself for the View -- Beehives and Eskimos -- Whirlpools and Sombreros -- Matter Matters -- Treat Yourself to Dark Skies -- Capturing the Cosmos -- Planning a Trip to an Observatory -- How to Find the Best Printed Reading about Astronomy -- Astronomy Text and Videos Online -- Inspiring Others. . 330 $aAmateur astronomers who have been disappointed by the results of an observing session can still gain useful experience in a seemingly ?failed? night at the telescope. In a world with imperfect seeing conditions, incredible observing sessions are often mixed with less inspiring ones, discouraging the amateur observer. This book is designed to help novice observers take something worthwhile away each and every time they go out under the night sky, regardless of what was originally planned. Almost every observer remembers his first sight of Ringed Saturn, hanging majestically in the blackness of space. Practitioners agree that visual observing is special. Real-time observations at the eyepiece can provide fleeting yet intense feelings that connect us with the universe. But when expectations aren?t met at the eyepiece, there are other ways to profit from the practice of astronomy. These rewards, though less showy, are well worth cultivating. This book will help you see what constitutes a ?successful? visual observing session. It explains the nature of the objects you are seeing and advises how best to use your equipment. There are many hints and tips about how best to locate, recall, and record observations, including suggestions for trips to dark sky areas and to public observatories. Amateur astronomy is a journey from the urban backyard all the way to dark rural skies. With this guide the journey can be smooth. 410 0$aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x1431-9756 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 676 $a522 700 $aJenkins$b D. A$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0792290 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300405203321 996 $aFirst Light and Beyond$91771574 997 $aUNINA