Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies

Neale Monks is a scientist, writer, and teacher, and the author of another book in the Practical Astronomy Series, Astronomy with a Home Computer. After completing his zoology degree at Aberdeen University he worked briefly as a marine zoologist before moving to London, where he earned his Ph.D. while working at the Natural History Museum. He then spent a few years as a post-doctoral researcher studying the effects of astronomical events on sea level and mass extinctions before leaving research to spend more time teaching and writing. Since 2002 he has taught a history of science class for Pepperdine University as well as various science classes for the WEA. At different times he's lived in England, Scotland, and the Midwestern United States.

From the reviews: "It is an excellent guide. ... gives useful and sometimes detailed information about the objects ... . As such it is an excellent, handy and easy-to-use guide, and I'm happy to recommend it." (Robin Scagell, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1225), December, 2011)

• Introduction.– Go-To Telescopes.– Using a Go-To Telescope: Setting Up; Alignment; Maintenance.– Winter Objects.– Spring Objects.– Summer Objects.– Autumn Objects.– Appendices: Light Pollution Reduction Filters; Nebular Filters; Go-To Telescope manufacturers; Useful Books; Useful Websites.