1 Table of Contents: “... Auxiliary Equipment -- 7 Electronics and the Amateur Astronomer Maurice Gavin -- 8 First Steps...”

2 “...Patrick Moore has pulled together a group of professional and amateur astronomers, each an expert...”

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4 “... is that the beginning amateur astronomer wishes to get "up and running" with the minimum delay. A secondary premise...”

5 Table of Contents: “... of Observations -- 2 / The Observing Instruments of the Amateur Astronomer -- 2.1 The Performance of Astronomical...”

6 Table of Contents: “... Spectrographs for Small Telescopes -- 8 Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy with Some Commercial Spectrographs...”

7 “...Background A new collection of deep sky targets for the modern amateur astronomer was long overdue...”

8 Table of Contents: “... Reporting and Recording Organizations -- 15 Variable Star Observing and Amateur Astronomers -- Appendix A...”

9 Table of Contents: “... in the AAVSO: An example from a large organization of amateur astronomers -- From data files to information...”

10 “... in every year (366 in a leap year!) and from an amateur astronomer’s point of view, no two are alike...”

11 “... wanting a firm grounding in the essentials of astronomy. Whether you are an amateur astronomer...”

12 “... and in space, as well as images taken by amateur astronomers. Equipped with this book, an amateur astronomer...”

13 “...As an amateur astronomer with years of experience, I marvel at the joy experienced by a beginner...”

14 “... and in space, as well as images taken by amateur astronomers. Equipped with this book, an amateur astronomer...”

15 “... the amateur astronomer to the professional astrophysicist. In this first volume, we not only provide physical...”

16 “... and an equally avid amateur astronomer, Julien Peridier. De Vaucouleurs worked at Peridier's private observatory...”

17 “... for making practical observations of stars at different stages in their evolution. Every amateur astronomer...”

18 “... amateur astronomer. The purpose of astronomical telescopes is to collect and focus more light than...”

19 “... before hosted an IAU symposium. It could be that this, plus the fact that he is a very keen amateur...”

20 “... field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look...”