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Saturn and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides)


by Julius Benton

List Price: $34.95
Price: $23.07
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Sales Rank: 371655
Studio: Springer
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 184
Publication Date: December 08, 2005
Publisher: Springer


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Product Description

This new series is designed especially for practical amateur astronomers who not only want to observe, but want to know the details of exactly what they are looking at. Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, and the only one with a spectacular ring system that is easily visible from Earth. Saturn is a gas-giant, a huge world dominated by its rings and a retinue of moons. It is probably the most commonly observed and imaged planet for amateur astronomers, because it is always changing - the moons move visibly in the course of an hour, the weather systems on the planet change, and the orientation of the ring alters this way and that.

The concept of the book - and the series - is to present an up-to-date detailed description (part one); and then (part two) to consider how best to observe and record the planet, its moons and its ring system successfully.

"Saturn and How to Observe It" is a mine of information for all levels of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced.



CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

For Saturn buffs and their friends  
This is my favorite book in the Observers Series. The Saturn volume packs all the information about Saturn inone volume that several other volumes might contain. I particularly like the telescope tip by the author, a long time ALPO (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) member and chair of the Saturn section. So your getting your money's worth.
March 15, 2008


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