Beginners’ astronomy books
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 4:56 PM | Astronomy | 2

Bob and Ann are friends with reptiles and a telescope. I wrote Bob with advice on getting started. While he’s dubious about the entry-level refractor in question — he says that they’re frustrating to use — he recommends as a starter Exploring the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson. Now that’s a young-adult title, so I spelunked a bit on Amazon to find a couple of other beginner titles that may be more suitable, also by Dickinson: The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide and Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe. Will investigate. More suggestions welcome.

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Comments

iD, January 9 at 8:53 AM:

I have found that Turn Left At Orion is an excellent book.

space posters, January 26 at 9:23 AM:

Thanks for the astronomical information.
I visited Amazon in the U.S. and browsed those books. They are interesting, but somewhat expensive for me. I wish I could find more reasonable books for beginners…