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    Sep 16, 2021 4 minutes

    The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide

    Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer Firefly Books

    £35 ● HB

    Get excited – the fourth edition of The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide is here. First published in 1991, the latest edition boasts 48 additional pages and five new bang-up-to-date chapters. Beautifully put together by authors Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer, the new edition firmly brings the book into the modern age of astronomy.

    Spanning 416 pages and split into four parts, it covers how to get started, choosing and using a telescope, the telescopic Universe and capturing the cosmos. Within each part are chapters to wow and inspire and prove that you too can view the Milky Way, lunar eclipses, planets and constellations with just the

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