An Amateur's Guide to Observing and Imaging the Heavens

Ian Morison

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Written by an experienced astronomer and educator, this one-stop reference bridges the gap between books for beginners in amateur astronomy and the more advanced books on specialised topics. It provides extensive information about observing and imaging equipment and shows how to best use them.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/26/2014
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781107619609

About the Author
Morison, Ian: - Ian Morison spent his professional career as a radio-astronomer at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. The International Astronomical Union has recognised his work by naming an asteroid in his honour. He is an honorary member of the Macclesfield Astronomical Society, which he also helped found, and a council member and past president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, United Kingdom. In 2007 he was appointed Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, the oldest chair of astronomy in the world. He is author of numerous articles for the astronomical press and of a university astronomy textbook, and writes a monthly online sky guide and audio podcast for the Jodrell Bank Observatory.