"...a wealth of information about equipment, observing, and understanding celestial motion..." Sky & Telescope
"I would recommend this book to anyone about to buy their first telescope or even binoculars ... effective cross referencing is used throughout ... has a good glossary and handy formulae..." Astronomy Now
"This book covers in one place all the commonly asked questions and some not so commonly asked ones, and it does it in sufficient depth to actually be useful." Astronomy Book Reviews
"...contains much practical, straightforward advice ... useful for the slightly more experienced amateur." Popular Astronomy
"I would not hesitate to recommend this book to a beginner. It is an easy to use, quick reference quide."Reader comment, "talking telescopes" mailing list (www.yahoogroups.com)
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