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The Backyard Astronomers Guide

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Brendan of Borg

Brendan of Borg

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What a fabulous book!! ;)

Got a so-called second hand copy from Amazon uk for £5.50 + £2.75 postage.

It arrived three days later and is in mint condition!!

Think that the new version is what, £30? (feel free to correct me guys and gals!)

So yeah I'm blagging a bit but, what a wealth of info it has. Must be a definate for every astronomer!!

(No I get no royalties either!!) ;)

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crepitis

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I got this book a few years ago and Im sure I paid a dashed sight more than £5.50 . ;)

well done Brendanof, you cant beat a good book bargain.:p

I picked up the Dorling Kindersley book "Universe" in a charity shop a while back for £2.50 and its a stunning book, large format , fantastic illustrations and loads of great info, and at £27.50 less than the published price I reckon it was a bargain.;)

There is a "Backyard Astronomer" website by the same guys who wrote the book, and another book written by Dickinson and well worth getting is " Nightwatch".

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Brendan of Borg

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Cheers Crepitis for the books info!! Don't think my wife will like me getting more books but, when there's a bargain you have to go for it!!

And in a funny way I actually prefer used books as, they have a history!!

Am I weird? That could be a new thread!!

£19.50 Coxi seemd like a fine price too! It's a BIG book - literally.

Mine is the revised version but not the latest! Doh!

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Muddy Rutter

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Yes it is a brilliant book. I borrowed an earlier edition from my club and it wasn't a patch on the new edition. The quality of the paper and the overall production is superb but this comes at a price because it is quite heavy (i.e. not good for reading in bed laying down!).

I would go so far as to say that this it is one of the best books that I have owned on any subject.

Regards

Nick

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As a general rule of being a 'cheap so and so' I tend not to purchase books right off. Instead I like to go to my local library and see if a copy is available. I thumb through it to see if it holds any promise and if it does then I check it out and read it.

The book the OP is talking about was SO GOOD that I immediately went online at amazon and purchased one so I wouldn't have to keep going back and forth to the library to look things up.

Great book.

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Can't you renew library books by going online nowadays?

Sure, but most libraries only allow you to renew the checked out item 1 or 2 times before requiring you to return the item.

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