The Amateur Astronomer
by Patrick Moore
This 2000 Edition of Sir Patrick Moore’s classic book has been
completely revised in the light of changes in technology. Not only do
these changes include commercially available astronomical telescopes
and software, but also what we know and understand about the universe.
There are many new photographs and illustrations. Writing in the
easy-going style that made him famous as a writer and broadcaster, Sir
Patrick introduced astronomy and amateur observing together, so that
his reader gets an idea of what he is observing at the same time as how
to observe. Almost half the book is Appendices. These are hugely
comprehensive and provide hints and tips, as well as data (year 2000
onwards) for pretty well every aspect of amateur astronomy. This is
probably the only book in which all this information is collected in
one place.