Reviews
' … a comprehensive guide book which is highly recommmended to all serious amateurs.' Alan W. Heath, Journal of the BAA, 'These two volumes, together, constitute amazingly good observational guides for the serious amateur astronomer.'Spaceflight, 'Altogether this is an outstanding work and no amateur with any pretensions to being active, nor any student astronomer, should be without a copy in their library.' The Observatory, 'This is a gem of a book ... it is a grand smorgasbord of material for the advanced amateur astronomer ... Each of the ten chapters is meant to stand alone as an independent unit ... this way the reader does not have to digest the entire book in order to get to what he/she needs to observe ... The book is quite irresistible ... well written, well organised and nicely cross-referenced ... I highly recommend this book to any serious observer. It was worth the pain of writing a review just to get my hands on a copy of it!'Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 'This is a gem of a book ... it is a grand smorgasbord of material for the advanced amateur astronomer ... Each of the ten chapters is meant to stand alone as an independent unit ... this way the reader does not have to digest the entire book in order to get to what he/she needs to observe ... The book is quite irresistible ... well written, well organised and nicely cross-referenced ... I highly recommend this book to any serious observer. It was worth the pain of writing a review just to get my hands on a copy of it!' Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, ' ... a comprehensive guide book which is highly recommmended to all serious amateurs.' Alan W. Heath, Journal of the BAA, ' ... a comprehensive guide book which is highly recommmended to all serious amateurs.'Alan W. Heath, Journal of the BAA, 'These two volumes, together, constitute amazingly good observational guides for the serious amateur astronomer.' Spaceflight, 'Not only are the practical methods of observation dealt with in great detail but the scientific background is also stressed. The aim is to train astronomers to make better and better observations, and to guide them towards the correct analysis of these observations and to the most useful way of presenting the data. The emphasis is on the development of good observational and analytical skills.'David Hughes, Nature, ‘ … a comprehensive guide book which is highly recommmended to all serious amateurs.’Alan W. Heath, Journal of the BAA, 'This is a gem of a book … it is a grand smorgasbord of material for the advanced amateur astronomer … Each of the ten chapters is meant to stand alone as an independent unit … this way the reader does not have to digest the entire book in order to get to what he/she needs to observe … The book is quite irresistible … well written, well organised and nicely cross-referenced … I highly recommend this book to any serious observer. It was worth the pain of writing a review just to get my hands on a copy of it!' Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, "...the most complete book on amateur solar-system observing that I have ever encountered. It is full of practical advice on observing, drawing, and photographing every manner of solar-system object and phenomenon, making the book a fine addition to any personal or astronomy-club library." Scott Kardel, Astronomy, "This book is packed with solid information on observing...The information is delivered in a succinct intelligent style...I fully recommend this book to anyone who wants to take that next step beyond casual observing." Rod Hatcher, The Observer, ‘Not only are the practical methods of observation dealt with in great detail but the scientific background is also stressed. The aim is to train astronomers to make better and better observations, and to guide them towards the correct analysis of these observations and to the most useful way of presenting the data. The emphasis is on the development of good observational and analytical skills.’David Hughes, Nature, 'Altogether this is an outstanding work and no amateur with any pretensions to being active, nor any student astronomer, should be without a copy in their library.'The Observatory, "The books really shine on topics about the Moon, Sun, plan etary satellites, occultations, double stars, variable stars, aurorae, and meteors...deserves a spot on any advanced observers bookshelf." Astronomy, ‘This is a gem of a book … it is a grand smorgasbord of material for the advanced amateur astronomer … Each of the ten chapters is meant to stand alone as an independent unit … this way the reader does not have to digest the entire book in order to get to what he/she needs to observe … The book is quite irresistible … well written, well organised and nicely cross-referenced … I highly recommend this book to any serious observer. It was worth the pain of writing a review just to get my hands on a copy of it!’Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, "It illustrates, in painstaking detail, the types of scientifically useful observations amateur astronomers and students can make with modest equipment....Each section is complete and self-contained....For serious amateur astronomers and students with access to telescopes, this set is a necessity. Strongly recommended..." K. Larsen, Choice, "The authors of each chapter are specialists in the field covered...an amateur searching for knowledge...can find a wealth of information here." Alan and Susan French, Sky & Telescope, ‘These two volumes, together, constitute amazingly good observational guides for the serious amateur astronomer.’Spaceflight, 'Not only are the practical methods of observation dealt with in great detail but the scientific background is also stressed. The aim is to train astronomers to make better and better observations, and to guide them towards the correct analysis of these observations and to the most useful way of presenting the data. The emphasis is on the development of good observational and analytical skills.' David Hughes, Nature, ‘Altogether this is an outstanding work and no amateur with any pretensions to being active, nor any student astronomer, should be without a copy in their library.’The Observatory
