{"product_id":"celestial-objects-for-modern-telescopes-practical-amateur-astronomy-volume-2-9780521524193","title":"Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes: Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on field notes made by Michael Covington throughout his career as an amateur astronomer  this guide covers both the traditional and novel approaches to studying the night sky. In addition to the more standard techniques  it discusses the latest modern resources available to todays astronomer  such as personal computers  the internet  and computerized telescopes. Covington includes practical advice on site selection and weather; detailed instructions for observing the Sun  Moon  planets  and deep-sky objects; and newer specialities such as satellite observing and the use of astronomical databases. Written to complement How to Use a Computerized Telescope  this book appeals to astronomers with more traditional equipment. Michael A. Covington is an associate research scientist at the University of Georgia. He is a computational linguist trained in the computer processing of human languages and the computer modeling of human logical reasoning  and a widely recognized expert on the Prolog programming language. He is the author of nine books including Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms  Seventh Edition (Barrons  2000)  Astrophotography for the Amateur (Cambridge  1999)  PROLOG Programming in Depth (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster  1996)  Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide (1993)  and Syntactic Theory in the High Middle Ages (Cambridge  1985). A senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  Covington is a Contributing Editor to  and former \"Q\u0026amp;A\" columnist of Poptronics magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647013118005,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521524199","price":20.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521524193.jpg?v=1781685538","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/celestial-objects-for-modern-telescopes-practical-amateur-astronomy-volume-2-9780521524193","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}