Grab 'n' Go Astronomy
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What makes a telescope fall into the тАЬgrab тАЩnтАЩ goтАЭ category? ThatтАЩs easy тАУ speed of setting up, ease of use, and above all, portability.
In Part I of this book, we survey the various types of equipment, including accessories and mounts, that are available, and what it is best for what kind of viewing.
Part II is about using your grab тАЩnтАЩ go telescope to visit a wealth and wide variety of objects. There are chapters on solar, lunar and planetary observing, as well as descriptions of many deep sky objects, including double and variable stars, planetary, emission and reflection nebulae, open and globular clusters and distant galaxies.
This ambitious text is dedicated to those who love to or тАУ because of their limited time тАУ must observe the sky at a momentтАЩs notice, whether from the comfort of a backyard or while on business or vacation far from home. Everything you need to know is here. So get started!.
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Dr. Neil English has a BSc in Physics and Astronomy, and also a PhD in Biochemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a regular contributor to Astronomy Now (the UKтАЩs major astronomy magazine), as well as to Ireland's Astronomy & Space. NeilтАЩs astronomical images have been published in various magazines and journals, including a full page in the June 2006 issue of Astronomy. Neil has, and continues to, make contributions to Cloudy Nights in the form of several detailed telescope reviews. He is the author of Guide to Mars (Pole Star Publications, 2003) and he has a number of books published by Springer, including Classic Telescopes, Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope and Choosing and Using a Dobsonian Telescope. Neil currently has (among other instruments) a large 12-inch Dobsonian, which he uses on the darkest, steadiest nights at his home in rural Scotland.
