Naked-eye Astronomy

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2751. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Amateur Astronomy, Education And Public Impact

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It is often assumed that to take a real interest in astronomy means acquiring a large and expensive telescope. This is emphatically not the case. Binoculars are relatively cheap, and are of great value astronomically (see BINOCULAR ASTRONOMY). But even with the naked eye there is much to see, and much to be learned. After all, telescopes were not invented until less than 400 years ago, and all th...

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