Taylor reviewed The sky observer's guide by R. Newton Mayall (A Golden guide)
Discusses how to select and use binoculars and telescopes, how to observe planets, meteors, comets, …
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3 stars
How-to for stargazing, planets, and sky stuff.
It’s a packed 150 pages. Telescopes and the human eye are broken down to explain lenses, light, color, and atmosphere. Planet revolutions, seasonal paths, latitudes and coordinates, stars and constellations, etc. This is all you’d need for beginner telescoping.