Reading list help needed

[Asur1984]

Firstly, apologies if this has been covered already, I have tried to search but think my search for keywords is too broad a search to find what I am looking for.

Seeing as the weather doesn’t seem to want to play and also that I have been a good long while away from the hobby I have decided to re learn everything again. Now I do know I need another copy of turn left at Orion (a bad break up has meant I have lost mine) but I was wondering if anyone can recommend any other good reads to help me in my pursuit of discovering what the universe holds out there.

As I said, I tried to search already and if anyone can get me a link to a thread with these I would very grateful.

Many thanks all

[Alexandros]

If you wish to start from basics, the Backyard Astronomer's Guide, 2nd edition by Terrence Dickinson and Alan Dyer is a good starting point. I've heard great things about Nightwatch by Terrence Dickinson as well, but it is a little bit more basic than my other suggestion.

Kind regards,

Alexandros

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

I found these three useful:

Patrick Moore's Astronomy: A Complete Introduction. - Patrick Moore/Percy Seymour.

Easy Things To See With A Small Telescope. - Richard J Bartlett

Philip's Guide to the Night Sky. - Patrick Moore.

All available on Kindle plus old school paper.

 

[Aramcheck]

So far my 'go to' reads have been:

• Patrick Moore's Astronomy (Teach Yourself series)
• Wonders of the Solar System and the Universe - Brian Cox
• Mathematics of Astronomy (Student's Guide) - Daniel Fleisch & Julia Kregenow
• Astronomy - A Physical Perspective - Marc L. Kutner

Cheers
Ivor

[Asur1984]

Thanks for the replies.

I will now get on to topping up my "library" well the small book case that I have anyway.

[barkis]

Try and acquire  copy of Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series. I know it isn't reading material, but you will find enthralling, inspiring, and thoroughly enjoyable.  

Ron.

[Asur1984]

7 hours ago, barkis said:

Try and acquire  copy of Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series. I know it isn't reading material, but you will find enthralling, inspiring, and thoroughly enjoyable.  

Ron.

I have watched bits here and there mainly through YouTube if I'm not mistaken and have been meaning to try and catch it all

[joe aguiar]

I 2nd night watch

joejaguar

[Marvin Jenkins]

On 11/02/2020 at 17:19, barkis said:

Try and acquire  copy of Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series. I know it isn't reading material, but you will find enthralling, inspiring, and thoroughly enjoyable.  

Ron.

Good call. I have recently finished reading Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. What an amazing read and hugely thought provoking. Not often I get all branches of Science and a tour of history all intertwined in one place.

I am pretty sure I saw Prof Cox say that it was that book that really got him inspired to pursue science.

Marvin

[jif001]

Astronomy by Andrew Fraknoi - £69 hardback, £38 paperback, Kindle edition - free!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astronomy-Andrew-Fraknoi-ebook/dp/B075FG4KTK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Andrew+Fraknoi&qid=1582030552&sr=8-1