Long-time member and former Secretary Remy Bosio, Jr. was kind enough to put together a list of "how-to" astronomy books, guides and star atlases that might come in handy. Check them out if you don't have them already. Thanks, Remy!

 How To Astronomy Books:

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• How to use an Astronomical Telescope by James Muriden (paperback)
• Star Ware by Phillip S. Harrington (paperback)
• Amateur Telescope Making by Stephen F. Tonkin (paperback)
• Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope by Rod Mollise (paperback)
• Telescopes and Techniques by C.R. Kitchen (paperback)
• Touring the Universe through Binoculars by Phillip S. Harrington

Guides/Star Atlases:

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• Night Watch by Terrence Dickinson
• Cambridge Guide to the Stars and Planets
• Sky Atlas 2000.0 (laminated deluxe field edition) by Wil Tirion/R.Sinott
• Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binocularsby David S. Chandler
• Advanced Skywatching by David Levy
• Burnham's Celestial Handbook (3 volumes) by Robert Burnham

The above publications can be purchased at any local B. Dalton, Books a Million, or Barnes and Noble Booksellers.

They can also be ordered online at: Cosmobrain Astronomical Bookstore, CosmoBrain.com.

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