Description

Tools and Techniques for Discovering Celestial Wonders.

Major sections:
• Learning the stars and constellations
• Is that a star or a planet?
• Equatorial Mounts and Polar Alignment
• Finder scopes and Binoculars
• Right Ascension Sweep
• Triangulation
• Star Hopping

Begin your journey with the Astronomical League's newest book:  Exploring the Starry Realm

Planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. You want to see these and much more with your own eyes. Naturally, you want to know, "How on earth do I find the wonders in the heavens?"

This guide presents a number of tools and techniques to help you explore the starry domain, and to locate the fascinating objects you want to see.