Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs /
Telescopes - refractors and reflectors - are the main items of equipment used by almost every amateur astronomer. The purpose of astronomical telescopes is to collect and focus more light than the human eye can, forming an image that can be viewed, photographed, or analysed. Astronomical Equipment f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Springer London,
1999.
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| Series: | Practical astronomy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Telescopes - refractors and reflectors - are the main items of equipment used by almost every amateur astronomer. The purpose of astronomical telescopes is to collect and focus more light than the human eye can, forming an image that can be viewed, photographed, or analysed. Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs makes buying and using both telescopes and their ancillary instruments easy for astronomers of all abilities. It begins by looking at the advantages and disadvantages of the basic types of refractors, reflectors, mountings and accessories. Observation techniques are also included, along with the use of filters, (colour, anti-pollution and nebula), types of photography (piggy-back, prime focus and eyepiece projection), and also CCD imaging (including types of CCD camera and their advantages and disadvantages compared to photography). Martin Mobberley provides a fascinating insight into astronomical software. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages 115 illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781447105831 (electronic bk.) 1447105834 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1431-9756 |