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Originally Posted by esky
What I did was get myself a couple of good books off Amazon to help me navigate the sky.
I bought "Turn Left At Orion" which is great for those who want to jump in and see great sights quickly and its designed for small scopes and binoculars,
"The Cambridge Star Atlas" which has 20 charts inside that covers the whole sky to magnitude 7, lists the Messier Objects, has moon maps, lays flat on your table and is easy to use under red light,
"Collins Stars & Planets" which is great for giving information about exactly what it is you are looking at. I've been into the hobby now for about 9 months and I don't think I'll need any more than these 3 books for quite a while. All up incl postage was about $100 from memory.
Any other question I have are usually answered quickly here as well.  |
Thanks for the suggestions mate, I have downloaded the books to give them a quick gloss over before I go out and buy them.. I am currently reading the intro to Cambridge star atlas. I think I will be buying this book this weekend and hopefully the other one if I think I will understand it. I might also look for a beginner astronomy book to teach me the lingo, and the ins and outs of amateur astronomy so I'm not bothering everyone here ever 20min !
