Viewing and Imaging the Solar System: A Guide for Amateur Astronomers
is for those who want to develop their ability to observe and image
Solar System objects, including the planets and moons, the Sun, and
comets and asteroids. They might be beginners, or they may have already
owned and used an astronomical telescope for a year or more.
Newcomers are almost always wowed by sights such as the rings of Saturn
and the moons of Jupiter, but have little idea how to find these objects
for themselves (with the obvious exceptions of the Sun and Moon). They
also need guidance about what equipment, besides a telescope, they will
need.
This book is written by an expert on the Solar System, who has had a lot
of experience with outreach programs, which teach others how to make the
most of relatively simple and low-cost equipment. That does not mean
that this book is not for serious amateurs. On the contrary, it is
designed to show amateur astronomers, in a relatively light-hearted--and
math-free way--how to become serious.