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Galaxies are perhaps the most popular of all visual targets that are sought after by visual observers. At present the only way to get up-to-date information, is to query various (often highly technical) speciality books or digging deeply into the Internet. This can be a time consuming and often frustrating task, as the data aren't often compatible. This book satisfies the need for a modern, comprehensive review in combining the three major aspects: the physical background on the nature and data of galaxies, the relevant instrumentation and viewing techniques, and finally the targets and their individual appearance in telescopes of various apertures. To illustrate the latter, a comprehensive sample of galaxies, including quasars, groups and clusters of galaxies is presented. This combination of theoretical knowledge and practical information guarantees successful observing sessions. The book could become a standard source on galaxy observing for all kinds of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced.

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From the reviews: <p> The Springer series Astronomersa (TM) Observing Guides is a bit of a mixed-bag, with some books much better than others; this is certainly one of the better ones. a ] The book is well illustrated with images of galaxies, many in colour a ] . Numerous references are given; in fact there are more references in this book than in many academic ones. In summary, this is an excellent book which I have no hesitation in recommending. Even experienced observers will find much useful information in its pages. (Stewart L. Moore, The Observatory, Vol. 127 (1200), October, 2007) <p> This guide for amateur astronomers is one in a series of a ~Astronomersa (TM) Observing Guides.a (TM) a ] The text contains a wealth of detailed information valuable to the serious amateur a ] . The appendix gives useful lists of books, magazines, sky mapping software, Internet databases and links, as well as footnoted references. Many of the beautiful color photographs used throughout were taken with some of the worlda (TM)s best telescopes a ] . Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. (M. Dickinson, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)

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