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Astronomy with Small Telescopes : Up to 5-inch, 125mm /

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Small telescopes have a lot to recommend them. Cost is of course a consideration, but their most positive feature is sheer portability. Some manufacturers have tried to make large telescopes more portable (with mixed success), but the opposite approach, that of making small telescopes more effective...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tonkin, Stephen F.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2001.
Series:Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Refractors: 1. Upgrading a 60mm Refractor
  • Stephen Tonkin. 2. Experiences with a 60mm Telescope
  • Robert Hatch. 3. Observing with a 60mm Refractor
  • Stephen Tonkin. 4. The Orion ShortTube 80mm Rich-Field Refractor
  • Dave Mitsky. 5. Visual Observation of Deep-Sky Objects with Small Telescopes
  • Jay Reynolds Freeman
  • Reflectors: 6. A 4"Reflector in the Hands of a Youngster
  • Tim Tonkin. 7. The Orion ShortTube Reflector
  • Dwight Elvey. 8. The Celestron Firstscope 114 Deluxe
  • Kevin P Daly
  • Catadioptics: 9. The Mighty ETX
  • Michael L Weasner. 10. The "C5++"
  • Stephen Tonkin
  • Radio: 11. Meteor Observations with a Small Radio Telescope
  • Stephen Tonkin
  • Contributors.