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Recommended Reading from our Staff:
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
, Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer, Camden House Publishing, 1991
The authors, both former editors of Astronomy magazine, offer practical insight into astronomical equipment, finding your
way around the sky, polar alignment, using setting circles, and astrophotography. This book provides excellent explanations
and is well organized and illustrated.
All About Telescopes
, Sam Brown, Edmund Scientific Company, 1975. Excellent information regarding the
principles of mount construction and operation, using setting circles, eyepiece projection, etc. Illustrations and formulas
galore. Many of the instruments pictured are outdated, however the underlying principles are timeless.
Norton's 2000.0 Star Atlas and Reference Handbook
, edited by Ian Ridpath, J. Wiley Publishers, 1989.
Star maps, information regarding polar alignment of German equatorials and observing techniques.