Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky

Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky
by Roger N. Clark

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Author: Roger N. Clark
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-06-01
ISBN: 0933346549
Number of pages: 355
Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation

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Book Review: Worth the read
Summary: 4 Stars

This book has become a collectors item, prices range from $195-$400. It's an excellent book but I would suggest borrowing it from a library, like I did, before making a decision to buy it. There is about 64 pages of technical information on issues associated with viewing DSO. I found the technical information interesting but difficult to follow at times, it took me a number of readings to absorb the material. The rest of the book is a compilation of Dr. Clark's observation logs and several appendices. For the most part he uses a homemade 8-inch f/11.5 Cassegrain. Glancing through the observational logs I noticed that Dr, Clark used either a 38mm (1), 28mm Erfle (9), 20mm Erfle (48), 12.5mm Orthoscopic (5), 12.4mm Erfle (48), 9mm Kellner (5), 7mm Erfle (9) and 6mm Orthoscopic (1), numbers in brackets are the number of times he used the eyepiece. There were about 68 observational drawings with the 20mm and 12.4mm eyepieces being used 48 times each, therefore dominating his observing. If Dr. Clark used more than 1 eyepiece for the observation he would sometimes label the eyepiece that yielded the best view. It is clear to me from Dr. Clark's book that a lot of DSOs and their details can be seen from a dark site by a visual observer with good averted vision skills, a few carefully choosen good eyepieces, such as a 20mm and 12mm for example, and a reasonably sized telescope ~ f/10, 8-inch SCT.

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Summary of Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky

This handbook for beginner as well as advanced amateur astronomers, attempts to cover the most important galaxies and nebulas that telescope users observe. The core of the book is a visual atlas of deep sky objects. Drawings and photographs on the same scale are presented to aid identification.

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