Astronomy is the world's favourite hobby, and Patrick Moore the world's most popular astronomer. It is still one of the few sciences where the amateur can play a useful role and may even make important discoveries. If you would like to take a real interest in astronomy, and don't know where to start, 'Teach Yourself Astronomy with Patrick Moore' is the ideal practical answer.
This book:
- explains clearly the basic facts
- shows you what you can see with the naked eye and with inexpensive equipment
- contains sections on the Sun, Moon, planets and other bodies such as comets, meteors and asteroids, and tells you how to observe them
- demonstrates simple astronomical photography
- gives a straightforward introduction to cosmology
Extensively illustrated throughout, the book also contains a selection of photographs from Patrick Moore's private collection.
