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Presents the technique of star-hopping, or using the brighter stars and asterisms as guideposts on celestial paths to fainter stars or celestial objects. Twelve monthly star-hops form the heart of the book. The book covers such techniques as reading star charts, finding celestial directions, telescope types, and selecting and using light pollution reduction filters.Robert A. Garfinkle is the author of 'Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521415903 and ISBN 052141590X.
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