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Title: Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies: A New Approach to Observing Deep Space Author(s): Antony Cooke Pages: 192 Publisher: Springer; 1 edition Publication date: 2005 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 1852339012 ISBN-13: Description: Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky - star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies - within reach of amateur astronomers. And it isn't even necessary to image many of these deep-sky objects in order to see them; they are within reach of visual observers using modern techniques and enhancement technology. The first requirement is truly dark skies; if you are observing from a light-polluted environment you need Tony Cooke's book, Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs. Given a site with clear, dark night skies everything else follows: this book will provide the reader with everything he needs to know about what to observe, and using some of today's state-of-the-art technique and commercial equipment, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects.
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Cooke is full of great ideas and insight relevant to visual observers who are keen to use a bit of technology in support of their hobby / obsession, for observers at all locations. Highly recommended for visual observers who want to push their eyeball observing to the limit.
--Roger Feasey, in the Journal of the Auckland Astronomical Society
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