AstroFAQs : Questions Amateur Astronomers Frequently Ask /
This clear easy-to-understand book helps "new" amateur astronomers by answering the most frequently asked questions. The idea is to quickly take the reader to a level of expertise significantly higher than that provided by general books. Each chapter is on a different subject, from what to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Springer London,
2000.
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| Series: | Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Choosing Equipment: Choosing Binoculars. Choosing a Telescope. Choosing Eyepieces. Choosing Accessories, Filters, Finders, Lighting, Guiding. Astrophotography
- Setting Up: Polar Alignment. Using Setting Circles
- Getting the Best out of Your Optics: How Does a Telescope Work? Understanding Aberrations. Star Testing. Collimating. Cleaning the Optics. Observing Criteria
- Understanding the Celestial Sphere: Positional Astronomy. Time. Interpolating Ephemerides
- Miscellaneous: Counteracting Dew. Dressing for the cold. Magnitudes
- Handy Formulae: Magnification. Exit Pupil Size. Secondary Offset. Limiting Magnitude. Telescope Resolution. Co-ordinate Conversion
- Glossary
- Bibliography.