Pleasures of the Telescope
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A small telescope opens a sky of double stars, lunar craters and distant clusters in Garrett Putman Serviss's guide for amateur astronomers. He begins with choosing and testing an instrument, explaining how lenses and mirrors form images through simple experiments. Star maps then guide readers through the constellations, using visible landmarks to help locate fainter objects. Chapters also cover Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon and the possibility of planets around other stars.
The observing descriptions make colour and contrast part of the experience. In Cygnus, Serviss points out Albireo's yellow and blue components, alongside pairs that demand larger telescopes or more careful viewing. His advice connects what an observer can see with the size and power of the instrument. Readers today can explore an earlier approach to backyard astronomy, while keeping in mind the preface's warning that measurements of binary stars soon need revision.
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- Author
- Garrett Putman Serviss
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 171
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Popular Science
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