Astronomy with a Budget Telescope by Patrick Moore and John Watson Springer, 拢12.95, ISBN 1852335866 Reviewed by Mick O鈥橦are
THE timing of this book is ideal. With all the money spent on presents and food over the holiday season, the only way many of us will be looking through a telescope at the crisp, winter night sky will be by sticking to a tight budget.
Patrick Moore鈥檚 name will help to sell Astronomy with a Budget Telescope to budding astronomers, and his chapters on where to point your telescope are invaluable to the first-timer, but it鈥檚 John Watson鈥檚 technical expertise that provides the bones of the book. What to buy, how to cut your costs and what to avoid make the opening two chapters essential reading and reviews of sample telescopes later in the book will give confidence to those investing their pounds, euros or dollars for the first time.
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