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View Larger Image	Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis by Karen Kotash Sepp, Anne Drogin, Mary Lynn Skirvin List Price:  $27.99 Price:  $18.47 You Save:  $9.52 (34%) Available:  Usually ships in 24 hours Sales Rank:  20007 Studio:  Cambridge University Press Binding:  Hardcover Number Of Pages:  224 Publication Date:  October 23, 2000 Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
EDITORIAL REVIEWS Product Description A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope - and How to Find Them! -- This is a guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers. The moon, planets and nearly a hundred deep sky objects visible in the northern hemisphere are shown exactly as they appear in a small telescope (50-75 mm, or 2-3 inches aperture). -- The book gives all the information you need to find these and other objects in the night sky. -- There are plenty of maps and the large format drawings accurately depict what you can expect to see. -- Unlike many guides to the night sky, this one is specifically written for observers using small telescopes. -- No previous knowledge of astronomy is needed, and since the descriptions are non-technical, skywatchers of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy and learn from this book. CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 50 reviews) Great roadmap for finding nighttime sky objects   This is an excellent book for amateur astronomers who would like direction on exactly where and how to find 100 of the most interesting nighttime sky objects -- nebula, planets, galaxies, double-doubles, star clusters, etc. Be advised that this is not a coffee table book full of breathtaking color photos straight from Hubble or a NASA space probe. This is a book on how to star hop your way from one object to the next. The book is full of drawings that depict how to do this, and the accompanying text is clear and accurate. This book has made finding many of these objects much easier for me. It's well worth the money and I highly recommend it. June 18, 2008 Disappointed   Not a bad book exactly. But I found it to be a waste of money. May 15, 2008 Lots of info   Great insight for the novice star gazer. Bought this for my son and he uses it evey time he star gazes Lots of easy to understand information Very helpful February 28, 2008 Excellent directions   Turn Left at Orion is a great buy, especially for the beginning sky gazer. It is written for both beginners and experts and doesn't contain language that requires a Harvard degree to understand. If you are looking for a book on astrology, then you should begin here. It's filled with information, maps and - most of all - easy to understand language about the heavens. February 10, 2008 Sky map for beginners   This is a good tool to go along with any new beginning telescope you buy. We did learn a bit about telescopes, the stars, and planets, etc, before actually trying to look at any without our telescope. The use of astronomers' jargon can be confusing at times, but that's part of the learning I suppose. A good purchase overall, although a bit pricey. January 21, 2008 SIMILAR PRODUCTS NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson, Timothy Ferris, Adolf Schaller, Victor Costanzo, Roberta Cooke, Glenn LeDrew Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger W. Sinnott Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Finding, Observing, and Learning About over 125 Celestial Objects by Philip S. Harrington The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) by David S. Chandler