Books by Philip S. Harrington
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Topics covered
- Star-hopping
- Using manual setting circles
- Polar aligning an equatorial mount
- Using digital setting circles
- Observing technique: how to see the
invisible
- Averted vision and other methods
- Dealing with light pollution
Chapter 4 updates
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None (so far)
Recommended reading
Books
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Backyard Astronomer's Guide; Dickinson, T. and Dyer, A.; Firefly Books, 2002; ISBN 0921820119. www.backyardastronomy.com
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How to Use a Computerized Telescope; Covington, M.; Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd), 2002; ISBN 0521007909.
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Nightwatch; Dickinson, T.; Firefly Books, 2000; ISBN: 1552093026.
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Star-Hopping : Your Visa to Viewing the Universe; Garfinkle, R.; Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd), 1997; ISBN: 0521598893.
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Turn Left at Orion; Cosmolmagno, G. & Davis, D.; Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd), 2000; ISBN 0521781906.
Web sites
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Star-Hopping to Find Deep-Sky Objects
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Excellent introduction to star-hopping by Mike Lynch of the National Deep Sky Observers Society.
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Another good overview of star-hopping by this amateur from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Commercial program that lets observers record observations in Excel format ($).
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Vanderbilt University Astronomy 101/102 Star-Hopping Lab
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From Vanderbilt University's undergraduate astronomy program.
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