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Berry, Richard. Build Your Own Telescope. Willmann-Bell, 2001. A practical guide for constructing your own backyard telescope.

Davis, Dan M., and Guy J. Consolmagno. Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope—and How to Find Them. Cambridge University Press, 2000. A well-illustrated and easy-to-understand guidebook for the beginning astronomer.

Harrington, Philip S. Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories. Wiley, 2002. Invaluabe for any amateur astronomer who needs to know what to consider when purchasing a telescope.

Miller, Robert, and Kenneth Wilson. Making and Enjoying Telescopes: Six Complete Projects and a Stargazer's Guide. Sterling, 1997. Basic information, activity ideas, and construction details, for younger readers.

Moore, Patrick. Eyes on the Universe: The Story of the Telescope. Springer Verlag, 1997. Comprehensive and readable history of the telescope.

Panek, Richard. Seeing and Believing: How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens. Viking, 1998. Eloquently relates the impact of the telescope on humankind throughout history.

Preston, Richard. First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe. Atlantic Monthly, Random House, 1987. 1996. History, personalities, and scientific culture that surround the famous Mount Palomar Observatory.

Voit, Mark. Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe. Abrams, 2000. For all ages, a visual showcase of the Hubble and its dramatic discoveries.

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