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Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)

Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)

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Author: Gary Seronik
Publisher: Sky Publishing
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 reviews
Sales Rank: 8134

Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 104
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.5 x 0.6

ISBN: 1931559430
Dewey Decimal Number: 523
EAN: 9781931559430
ASIN: 1931559430

Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Customer Reviews:   Read 11 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Binocular Highlights   October 4, 2008
Binocular Highlights by Gary Seronik is exactly what I expected it to be.
I find that it is a perfect companion with The Pocket Sky Atlas. As a
binocular user, I find it quite helpful in selecting objects to look for
during a particular season. Gary's descriptions of the objects he high-
lighted are easy to read.

Paul Dell



5 out of 5 stars Just what we expected.   September 9, 2008
Binoculars are our start into star gazing. We wanted to try the lesser cost method of viewing the stars before selecting a telescope. This book helps greatly in locating the stars and planets. We plan to purchase a "go to" telescope to take the guess work out of the locating. But for now, this book and our Nikon 10 x 50 binoculars, will suffice.


5 out of 5 stars Good for telescopes, too   May 14, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Although the book is aimed at binocular observers, it also makes a nice, portable "best of the sky" guide for people with small telescopes or anyone just starting out with a telescope. It's particularly attractive for those of us who like to take a telescope when we travel. Travel telescopes are usually small, and often we're using them to show the wonders of the sky to interested friends, relatives, or fellow travelers. That means that most of the time we're going to be looking at the best and brightest celestial objects, and the 99 chosen here are a great start for experienced observers and probably all that newcomers will need for a while. The book folds flat and has just one or two objects per page so it's easy to use and not at all intimidating or overwhelming. I like it better as a telescopic observing guide than many of the guides written just for telescope users.


3 out of 5 stars star gazing   April 7, 2008
 1 out of 6 found this review helpful

I thought it would have information about planets. Very difficult to understand unless you really know what you're doing.


2 out of 5 stars GARY NEEDS GOD!   March 3, 2008
 1 out of 40 found this review helpful

Read Gary Seronik's introduction only if you've been looking for a reason to commit suicide. "When the view is fine...we are transported far from our daily cares and concerns, into the true vastness and AWFUL INDIFFERENCE of the universe." Then he quotes a Frenchman: "The greatest mystery is not that we have been FLUNG AT RANDOM between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within THIS PRISON we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to DENY OUR NOTHINGNESS." A page and a half into the handbook and I almost want to chuck it--and my binoculars--and my life--out the window! Fortunately, my faith informs me that we have value and meaning and purpose, that our existence is not random, so I guess I'll proceed to page three.

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