The New Amateur Astronomer
From the reviews: "This is one of several dozen books in Patrick Moore's "Practical Astronomy" series. Amid this large family, Mobberley finds his niche: the beginning high-tech amateur. The book's first half discusses equipment: computer-driven telescopes, CCD cameras, imag...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
2004, 2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2004 |
| Series: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- — Why Amateur Astronomy?
- I — The Equipment
- 1 Optical Fundamentals
- 2 Buying a Commercial Telescope
- 3 Navigating the Rotating Spherical Sky
- 4 “Go To” Telescopes and Mountings
- 5 Digicams and Video Astronomy
- 6 Cooled CCD Cameras
- 7 Image-Processing Software
- II — The People
- 8 CCD Planetary Imagers
- 9 Supernova Discoverers
- 10 Deep-Sky Perfectionists
- 11 Cataclysmic-Variable Observers and Gamma Ray Burster Hunters
- 12 Saving the World: Near-Earth Object Chasers
- 13 Armchair Comet Hunters
- 14 Backyard Spectroscopists
- Appendix: Useful Web Page URLs and Equipment Suppliers