Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars by Patrick Moore

Hardcover. Conditon: Very Good. Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1986. Cambridge University Press. 1st Edition.

Star-gazing with binoculars is rewarding and, for many, a lifelong passion! Patrick Moore has painstakingly researched Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars to describe the optimal use of binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binoculars, then goes on to discuss the stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies that await the observer. He charts the sky seen from the northern and southern hemispheres season by season, providing detailed maps of all the constellations. In addition, the reader can also observe the Sun, Moon, planets, comets and meteors. The enjoyment of amateur astronomy is now available to everybody!