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Astronomy Adventures and Vacations : How to Get the Most Out of Astronomy in Your Leisure Time

Call no.: : 520/TRE
Author: : Timothy Treadwell
Contributor: : Faeza Hanim Binti Morshidi
Summary: This travel guide to astronomy explores the different great ways to explore the hobby of observing. Amateur astronomy is mostly consigned to viewing from a nearby park or from home, but it can be something more. The author describes all the resources that are available on day trips and longer holidays for astronomical and space-related activities. Such activities range from observatory visits to full blown advanced astronomy travel, as well as more convenient ways to build an astronomy experience into a holiday. This book includes many pictures of the mesmerizing night sky for the readers to become more and more excited to observe the sky during their leisure time or during their vacations.