Instrumentation for Ground-Based Optical Astronomy : Present and Future The Ninth Santa Cruz Summer Workshop in Astronomy and Astrophysics, July 13-July 24, 1987, Lick Observatory /
This workshop was attended by leaders in the field of astronomical instrumentation from over a dozen countries. Papers describe not only instruments in operation at most major astronomical observatories but also plans and detailed designs for the next generation of instruments. Subjects discussed in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1988.
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| Series: | Santa Cruz summer workshops in astronomy and astrophysics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This workshop was attended by leaders in the field of astronomical instrumentation from over a dozen countries. Papers describe not only instruments in operation at most major astronomical observatories but also plans and detailed designs for the next generation of instruments. Subjects discussed include spectrographs, sensors, telescope and instrument control, computer support, optical components, adaptive optics, and data acquisition techniques. This book will be of great interest to those who plan or design new instruments for astronomy. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 751 pages 303 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461238805 (electronic bk.) 1461238803 (electronic bk.) |