Astronomy with Small Telescopes Up to 5-inch, 125mm
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Refractors
- 1 Upgrading a 60mm Refractor
- 2 Experiences with a 60mm Telescope
- 3 Observing with a 60mm Refractor
- 4 The Orion ShortTube 80mm Rich-field Refractor
- 5 Visual Observation of Deep-sky Objects with Small Telescopes
- II Reflectors
- 6 A 100mm Reflector in the Hands of a Young Astronomer
- 7 Modifying the Orion ShortTube Reflector
- 8 The Celestron Firstscope 114 Deluxe
- III Catadioptrics
- 9 The Mighty ETX
- 10 The“C5++”
- IV Radio
- 11 Meteor Observations with a Small Radio Telescope
- The Contributors