Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them Summary and Reviews

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
by Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
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Author: Dan M. Davis, Guy Consolmagno
Illustrator: Karen Kotash Sepp
Illustrator: Anne Drogin
Illustrator: Mary Lynn Skirvin
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-23
ISBN: 0521781906
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Book Reviews of Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them

Book Review: Very useful to beginners.
Summary: 5 Stars

This book told me not only what to see, but where to find it with my eyes, see the exact location in the finder, and then what I should expect to see in the telescope.

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