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Overview
The only practical guide to observing truly spectacular astronomical objects from less than perfect locations.
The only book to deal in depth with the application of image intensifiers to real-time astronomy.
Gives advice on viewing objects, and on making realistic images by drawing or video.
Includes extensive catalogs of spectacular objects that can be seen from suburban sites in both hemispheres.
Synopsis
Most amateur astronomers, because they live in or near cities, have to carry out their observing from relatively light-polluted sites. It is possible to reduce the effects of a poor location by the use of CCD imaging, but many observers prefer to look at astronomical objects rather than photograph them.
Skill, observing techniques, and modern technology - such as image intensifiers - can now be used to astonishing effect to observe the night sky in real-time. Illustrating the book with images and some of his own superb drawings, Antony Cooke explains how to observe some of the most spectacular objects from less than perfect observing sites.