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Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series
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Other Titles in this Series Navigating the Night Sky Observing Comets How to Identify the Stars and Constellations Nick James and Gerald North Guilherme de Almeida Telescopes and Techniques Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars An Introduction to Practical Astronomy Bob Argyle (Ed.) Chris Kitchin Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae Seeing Stars and other transient Phenomena The Night Sky Through Small Telescopes Neil Bone Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest Human Vision and The Night Sky Photo-guide to the Constellations How to Improve Your Observing Skills A Self-Teaching Guide to Finding Your Way Michael P. Borgia Around the Heavens How to Photograph the Moon and Planets Chris Kitchin with Your Digital Camera Solar Observing Techniques Tony Buick Chris Kitchin Practical Astrophotography How to Observe the Sun Safely Jeffrey R. Charles Lee Macdonald Pattern Asterisms The Sun in Eclipse A New Way to Chart the Stars Sir Patrick Moore and Michael Maunder John Chiravalle Transit Deep Sky Observing When Planets Cross the Sun The Astronomical Tourist Sir Patrick Moore and Michael Maunder Steve R. Coe Light Pollution Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs Responses and Remedies A Guide to Spectacular Viewing Bob Mizon Antony Cooke Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies Martin Mobberley A New Approach to Observing Deep Space The New Amateur Astronomer Antony Cooke Martin Mobberley Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes Lunar and Planetary Webcam User’s Guide Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery Martin Mobberley Michael K. Gainer Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain The Practical Astronomer’s Deep-sky Telescope Companion A Guide to Commercial SCT’s and Jess K. Gilmour Maksutovs Observing Variable Stars Rod Mollise GerryA.Good The Urban Astronomer’s Guide Observer’s Guide to Stellar Evolution A Walking Tour of the Cosmos for City The Birth, Life and Death of Stars Sky Watchers Mike Inglis Rod Mollise Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects Astronomy with a Home Computer Mike Inglis Neale Monks Astronomy of the Milky Way More Small Astronomical Observatories The Observer’s Guide to the Southern/Northern Sir Patrick Moore (Ed.) Sky Parts 1 and 2 hardcover set The Observer’s Year Mike Inglis 366 Nights in the Universe Astronomy of the Milky Way Sir Patrick Moore (Ed.) Part 1: Observer’s Guide to the Northern Sky Care of Astronomical Telescopes and Mike Inglis Accessories Astronomy of the Milky Way A Manual for the Astronomical Observer Part 2: Observer’s Guide to the Southern Sky and Amateur Telescope Maker Mike Inglis M. Barlow Pepin (continued after index)
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Aurora
Observing and Recording Nature’s Spectacular Light Show
Neil Bone
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Neil Bone ‘The Harepath’ Mile End Lane Apulduram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DZ UK [email protected]
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006940469
Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series ISSN 1617-7185 ISBN-10: 0-387-36052-2 e-ISBN-10: 0-387-68469-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-36052-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-68469-7
Printed on acid-free paper.