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Date: 29 Jul 2006 00:45:14
From: MThomas
Subject: Astro Hacks book
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After taking a real look at the book, I realized it's really only written
mostly for people with dobs or newtonians
or maybe SCT's and certainly beginning types. NOT refractors. It's not
worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after scanning the
pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 02:51:33
From: Florian
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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> It's not
> worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after scanning the
> pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
I'd call that theft. But i guess not really illegal if you don't publish your scans. I had the book as well but after i found it didn't really suit me i sold it and didn't keep copies for myself. I would highly recommend the book to relative newcomers to astronomy.
-Florian
PS: Why does the topic of this book keep coming up so often?
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 03:26:47
From: MThomas
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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"Florian" <star6@TheDesertSon.com > wrote in message
news:V2Ayg.24$Vq1.23@tornado.socal.rr.com...
>> It's not worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after
>> scanning the pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
>
>
> I'd call that theft. But i guess not really illegal if you don't publish
> your scans. I had the book as well but after i found it didn't really suit
> me i sold it and didn't keep copies for myself. I would highly recommend
> the book to relative newcomers to astronomy.
> -Florian
>
> PS: Why does the topic of this book keep coming up so often?
Ask sam wormley
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 02:24:53
From: MThomas
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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"MThomas" <mikeman_80@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:ucyyg.144418$I61.104627@clgrps13...
> After taking a real look at the book, I realized it's really only written
> mostly for people with dobs or newtonians
> or maybe SCT's and certainly beginning types. NOT refractors. It's not
> worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after scanning the
> pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
Oh. In addition to "beginnerish" or at least "once in a while" observers,
the book would do well
with the hobbyist type or the type who likes to tinker.
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 07:19:59
From: jc
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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MThomas wrote:
> After taking a real look at the book, I realized it's really only written
> mostly for people with dobs or newtonians
> or maybe SCT's and certainly beginning types. NOT refractors. It's not
> worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after scanning the
> pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
Now that's a scam ;-)
I bought it last week, read it, thought that while it was worth the
money it's not for advanced amateurs. I feel it would make a good
apendix to Turn Left at Orion's 'Telescope, Care and Feeding' section.
Ideal for newcomers.
jc
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 14:55:22
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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jc wrote:
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> I bought it last week, read it, thought that while it was worth the
> money it's not for advanced amateurs. I feel it would make a good
> apendix to Turn Left at Orion's 'Telescope, Care and Feeding' section.
> Ideal for newcomers.
> jc
>
Unfortunately the majority of books target beginners!
Observing resources I use include:
o The Astronomical Calendar (current year) by Guy Ottewell
o Sky Atlas 2000 Deluxe & Companion
o Uranometria 2000.0 (versions 1 and 2) and Deep Sky Field Guide
o Millennium Star Atlas
o XEphem (not a book)
o O'Meara's books
o Hirshfeld & Sinnott's books
o Luginbuhl & Skiff -- Observing Handbook
o Third Reference Catalog of Bright Galaxies
o Current Astronomical Almanac
o various Moon atlases
o Sky & Telescope
o Online resources, many of which are linked here
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/observing.html
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/starcharts.html
When in the back yard I can access any of this stuff at a
moments notice.
But at a dark sky site, I usually don't take much more
that a star chart I have make in planning the observing
session and whats in my head.
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Date: 29 Jul 2006 10:22:22
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Astro Hacks book
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MThomas wrote:
> After taking a real look at the book, I realized it's really only written
> mostly for people with dobs or newtonians
> or maybe SCT's and certainly beginning types. NOT refractors. It's not
> worth the money I paid so I returned for full refund after scanning the
> pages that actually are useful. Now that was a HACK!
Hi:
I'd call that something else, but that's just me.
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
<http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland >
The Annual SCT User Imaging Contest is Underway!
<http://www.rothritter.com/contest/2006/ >
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