| | Credits |
| | | About the Authors |
| | | Contributors |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | Preface |
| | | Why Astronomy Hacks? |
| | | How This Book Is Organized |
| | | How to Contact Us |
| | | Got a Hack? |
| | Chapter 1. Getting Started |
| | | Section 1.1. Hacks 110 |
| | | Hack 1. Don't Give Up |
| | | Hack 2. Join an Astronomy Club |
| | | Hack 3. Safety First |
| | | Hack 4. Stay Warm |
| | | Hack 5. Don't Violate Observing Site Etiquette |
| | | Hack 6. Be Prepared |
| | | Hack 7. Measure Your Entrance Pupil Size |
| | | Hack 8. Choose the Best Binocular |
| | | Hack 9. Choose the Best General-Purpose Telescope |
| | | Hack 10. Equip Yourself for Urban Observing |
| | Chapter 2. Observing Hacks |
| | | Section 2.1. Hacks 1132 |
| | | Hack 11. See in the Dark |
| | | Hack 12. Protect Your Night Vision from Local Lights |
| | | Hack 13. Describe the Brightness of an Object |
| | | Hack 14. Identify Stars by Name |
| | | Hack 15. Identify Stars by Catalog Designations |
| | | Hack 16. Know Your Constellations |
| | | Hack 17. Understand Celestial Coordinate Systems |
| | | Hack 18. Print Custom Charts |
| | | Hack 19. Keep Your Charts at the Eyepiece |
| | | Hack 20. Locate Objects Geometrically |
| | | Hack 21. Learn to Star Hop |
| | | Hack 22. Learn to See DSOs |
| | | Hack 23. Observe Shallow-Space Objects |
| | | Hack 24. Slow Down, You Move Too Fast, You've Got to Make the Evening Last |
| | | Hack 25. Learn Urban Observing Skills |
| | | Hack 26. Sweep Constellations |
| | | Hack 27. Maintain an Observing Notebook |
| | | Hack 28. Develop an Organized Logging System |
| | | Hack 29. Plan and Prepare for a Messier Marathon |
| | | Hack 30. Run a Messier Marathon |
| | | Hack 31. Photograph the Stars with Basic Equipment |
| | | Hack 32. Discover and Name a New Planet |
| | Chapter 3. Scope Hacks |
| | | Section 3.1. Hacks 3343 |
| | | Hack 33. Center-Spot Your Mirror |
| | | Hack 34. Clean Your Primary Mirror |
| | | Hack 35. Eliminate Astigmatism |
| | | Hack 36. Eliminate Diffraction Spikes and Increase Contrast |
| | | Hack 37. Build a Film Can Collimating Tool |
| | | Hack 38. Tune Your Newtonian Reflector for Maximum Performance |
| | | Hack 39. Collimate Your Primary Mirror Quickly and Accurately |
| | | Hack 40. Star-Collimate Your Scope |
| | | Hack 41. Counterweight a Dobsonian Scope |
| | | Hack 42. Improve Dobsonian Motions with Milk Jug Washers |
| | | Hack 43. Upgrade Your Dobsonian Bearings |
| | Chapter 4. Accessory Hacks |
| | | Section 4.1. Hacks 4465 |
| | | Hack 44. Dark Adapt Your Notebook Computer |
| | | Hack 45. Dark Adapt Your Vehicle |
| | | Hack 46. Use a Barlow |
| | | Hack 47. Determine Actual Barlow Magnification |
| | | Hack 48. See More of the Sky |
| | | Hack 49. Optimize Your Eyepiece Collection |
| | | Hack 50. Chart Your Eyepiece Characteristics |
| | | Hack 51. View Dim Objects in the Same Field as a Very Bright Object |
| | | Hack 52. Clean Your Eyepieces and Lenses Safely |
| | | Hack 53. Install a Unit-Power Finder |
| | | Hack 54. Upgrade Your Optical Finder |
| | | Hack 55. Align Your Finder |
| | | Hack 56. Determine Your Optical Finder's Field of View |
| | | Hack 57. Determine Your True Field of View |
| | | Hack 58. Enhance Lunar and Planetary Contrast and Detail |
| | | Hack 59. Enhance Nebular Contrast and Detail |
| | | Hack 60. Please Be Seated |
| | | Hack 61. Stash Your Gear in a Photographer's Vest or Fanny Pack |
| | | Hack 62. Use a Voice Recorder for Logging |
| | | Hack 63. Build or Buy an Equatorial Platform |
| | | Hack 64. Make Your Computer Work for You |
| | | Hack 65. Astronomy Software in the Palm of Your Hand |
| | Colophon |
| | Index |