Book: "Astronomy, the definitive guide" (for new p
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:32 pm
this is not a review but i thought this was the best section to put this.
saw this today and thought i better share the information for any new or beginner people out there who might find this useful.
anyway i was at Big Bookshop at clementi just now and i saw this book, "Astronomy, the definitive guide" i flipped through it and it looked really good. i'm not sure if it really qualify's to be THE definitive guide but it was definately quite comprehensive.
the book is small, like the size an excercise book but much thicker, probably 2-3 hundered pages yet quite light for that thickness.
the first half of the book is dedicated to explaining the workings of the universe like how stars form, what they are made of, what a nebula is and all that.
the second half of the book is a guide to stargazing, how to starhop, describing what you can see and describing what exactly you are seeing. it also provides monthly maps of northen and southern skies of the constalations and even provides photographs of the brighter deepsky objects like M42, M31 and M45.
all this for $18.50! (down from $35) in my opinion, looking at the price and the ammount that the book covers, it is an absolute steal and the only reason i did not buy it for myself is because i have other books which together cover the same thing but i probably paid several times more than $18.50
conclusion: A great single book for the beginner to tell you what is what in astronomy. i'm not too sure if there is discussion of equipment though (eg. refractor vs. reflector) but if your looking for a good introduction to astronomy and star gazing but on a budget, then this is the book for you.
eu-wen
saw this today and thought i better share the information for any new or beginner people out there who might find this useful.
anyway i was at Big Bookshop at clementi just now and i saw this book, "Astronomy, the definitive guide" i flipped through it and it looked really good. i'm not sure if it really qualify's to be THE definitive guide but it was definately quite comprehensive.
the book is small, like the size an excercise book but much thicker, probably 2-3 hundered pages yet quite light for that thickness.
the first half of the book is dedicated to explaining the workings of the universe like how stars form, what they are made of, what a nebula is and all that.
the second half of the book is a guide to stargazing, how to starhop, describing what you can see and describing what exactly you are seeing. it also provides monthly maps of northen and southern skies of the constalations and even provides photographs of the brighter deepsky objects like M42, M31 and M45.
all this for $18.50! (down from $35) in my opinion, looking at the price and the ammount that the book covers, it is an absolute steal and the only reason i did not buy it for myself is because i have other books which together cover the same thing but i probably paid several times more than $18.50
conclusion: A great single book for the beginner to tell you what is what in astronomy. i'm not too sure if there is discussion of equipment though (eg. refractor vs. reflector) but if your looking for a good introduction to astronomy and star gazing but on a budget, then this is the book for you.
eu-wen