Publisher's Synopsis
Astrophysicist Daniele Gasparri, bestseller author in Italy with 35 astronomy book published, presents its first translated book, a complete guide to learn how to observe the Universe. Economic B/W edition. When I begged my parents to give me a telescope for Christmas, way back in 1993, I didn't even know where to look for the stars. My childish unawareness made me take a much greater step than I could have ever imagined. Now, more than twenty years after I first set up my small, and very beautiful, refractor in my grandparents' kitchen, things have changed. I can finally say to myself that I have completed the very long path that I began as an ingenuous dreamer, and have finished as an amateur astronomer.It took me almost twenty years to learn what I know about the night sky, and this is the reason that I wrote a book: to help other enthusiastic young people to avoid waiting so long to knowledgably, and satisfactorily, observe the wonders of the Universe. Partly autobiographical and often ironic, we'll go on to the discovery of amateur astronomy and the magnificent Universe that is right above our heads. We will learn how to recognize the constellation, how to use a binoculars and how to choose our first, awesome telescope. We will learn to observe the extraordinary beauty of our Universe, from the planets till the distant galaxies. Let's start the most amazing and funny training of our lives and get ready to explore, with our telescope, the most astonishing place we will ever see: our Universe.
