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100 1 $aFerris, Timothy.
245 10 $aSeeing in the dark :$bhow amateur astronomers are discovering the wonders of the universe /$cTimothy Ferris.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2003.
300 $axvii, 379 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-340) and index.
505 0 $aI. The shore: From the observatory log, a primate at dusk ; Beginnings ; Spaceflight ; The ozone ; Standing watch, a visit with Mr. White Man ; Amateurs ; How much can you see? A visit with Stephen James O'Meara ; Professionals ; Picturing the universe, a visit with Jack Newton ; Rocky Hill ; Farsighted, a visit with Barbara Wilson -- II. Blue water: The realm of the sun ; Rock music of the spheres, a talk with Brian May ; The morning and evening star ; Founding father, a visit with Patrick Moore ; Moon dance ; The telescope and the tomb, a visit with Percival Lowell ; Mars ; Light at the edge of darkness, a visit with James Turrell ; Stones from the sky ; Comet trails, a visit with David Levy ; Vermin of the skies ; The camera's eye, a visit with Don Parker ; Jupiter ; Storms on Saturn, a visit with Stuart Wilber ; The outer giants ; From the observatory log, chimes at midnight -- III. The depths: The night sky ; Digital universe, a virtual visit to a robotic telescope ; The Milky Way ; Blue lines, a visit with John Henry's ghost ; Galaxies ; Big science, a visit with Edgar O. Smith ; The dark ages ; From the observatory log, Minerva at dawn -- Appendixes: Observing techniques ; Notable periodic meteor showers ; Representative bright stars ; Messier objects by season ; Planets and their satellites ; Further reading ; Star maps.
650 0 $aAstronomers.
650 0 $aAstronomy$vAmateurs' manuals.
988 $a20040917
906 $0OCLC