The Night Sky Companion

The first part of this book is an identification guide, very much like the "plant identifier" sections found in a good gardening or botany book.The final chapter approaches UFOs from a scientific standpoint, particularly the way in which human perception and often preconception affects the outcome. And there is still a residuum of objects that remain unidentified by the watcher – classed generally as ‘UFOs’, a description which today has connotations of the mysterious, even of extraterrestrial visitors.

The atlas covers the whole range of objects viewable by amateur astronomers with 8- to 11-inch telescopes, from latitude approx +40 degrees.As planned, the atlas will have about 270 double star images and sketches, and 590 or so deep-sky images and sketches.Spanning some 3,000 pages, this is a project that is possible only with Springer Extra Materials, http://extras.This is also much more than ‘planetarium’ software.

Some people will actually admit to being frightened by the vastness of space that these images depict.

Observing the Sun with Coronado™ Telescopes However, the last decade or so has seen some advances that have changed the face of amateur solar astronomy. Scientists will often tell you that now is the most exciting time for a particular interest. The use of digital photography and computers has changed all astronomy, not just amateur solar astronomy, and it has certainly made a lot more techniques available for photographing the Sun. The Coronado Personal Solar Telescope (PST) is a real breakthrough product that has now brought a fascinating branch of astronomy within the reach of many people.

The Coronado Personal Solar Telescope (PST) is a real breakthrough product that has now brought a fascinating branch of astronomy within the reach of many people. Professional researchers have been using many of the tools and techniques for years but now they are available to amateurs as well.