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Astronomy Adventures and Vacations: How to Get the Most Out of Astronomy in Your Leisure Time
Timothy Treadwell
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Description for Astronomy Adventures and Vacations: How to Get the Most Out of Astronomy in Your Leisure Time
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 259 pages, 170 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This astronomy travel guide examines the many wonderful opportunities for experiencing the observing hobby. Amateur astronomy is often consigned to observing from home or from a local park, yet it can be much more. Tim Treadwell explores all the possibilities of astronomical and space-related activities that are available on day trips and longer vacations. These activities range from observatory visits and other simple ways to build an astronomy event into a holiday, to full blown specialized astronomy travel. Many trips give the opportunity to visit some of the world's famous attractions. On most vacations it can be ... Read more
This astronomy travel guide examines the many wonderful opportunities for experiencing the observing hobby. Amateur astronomy is often consigned to observing from home or from a local park, yet it can be much more. Tim Treadwell explores all the possibilities of astronomical and space-related activities that are available on day trips and longer vacations. These activities range from observatory visits and other simple ways to build an astronomy event into a holiday, to full blown specialized astronomy travel. Many trips give the opportunity to visit some of the world's famous attractions. On most vacations it can be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319500003
SKU
V9783319500003
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About Timothy Treadwell
Timothy Treadwell is a retired high school teacher & keen amateur astronomer. He has a substantial home observatory featuring William Optics 132 & 110 refractors on a Celestron CGE mounting, all housed in an observatory with a rotating dome. When he's not observing the night sky from his observatory, Tim is most likely observing it from ... Read more
Reviews for Astronomy Adventures and Vacations: How to Get the Most Out of Astronomy in Your Leisure Time
The well-illustrated text briefly covers many topics: telescope shops, magazines, planetariums, science museums, and observatories. ... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. (M.-K. Hemenway, Choice, Vol. 55 (1), September, 2017) The book lists numerous space-related tourist attractions, from museums and NASA visitor centres to working observatories that are open to the public. ... this is ... Read more