Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky â star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies â within reach of amateur astronomers. And it isnât even necessary to image many of these deep-sky objects in order to see them; they are within reach of visual observers using modern techniques and enhancement technology. The first requirement is truly dark skies; if you are observing from a light-polluted environment you need Tony Cookeâs book, Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs. Given a site with clear, dark night skies everything else follows⦠this book will provide the reader with everything he needs to know about what to observe, and using some of todayâs state-of-the-art technique and commercial equipment, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects.
