UID:
almahu_9949198945802882
Format:
XIV, 258 p. 471 illus.
,
online resource.
Edition:
2nd ed. 2003.
ISBN:
9781447100232
Series Statement:
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Content:
The modern aspiring astronomer is faced with a bewil dering choice of commercially produced telescopes, including all the designs considered in the preceding chapter. Yet only four decades ago the choice for a small telescope would have been between just a refrac tor and a Newtonian reflector. That change has come about because of the enormous interest that has grown in astronomy since the start of the space age and with the mind-boggling discoveries of the past 30 or 40 years. Except for some of the very small instruments which are unfortunately often heavily promoted in general mail order catalogues, camera shops and the like, the optical quality of these commercially pro duced telescopes is almost uniformly excellent. Although one product may be slightly better for some types of observation, or more suited to the personal cir cumstances of the observer, than another, most of them will provide excellent observing opportunities. The same general praise cannot be applied, however, to the mountings with which many of these telescopes are provided, and those problems are covered in Chapter 6.
Note:
Section 1: Telescopes -- 1 Types of Telescope -- 2 Telescope Optics -- 3 Modern Small Telescope Design -- Section 2: Positions and Motions -- 4 Positions in the Sky -- 5 Movements of Objects in the Sky -- 6 Telescope Mountings -- Section 3: Observing -- 7 Electromagnetic Radiation -- 8 Visual Observing -- 9 Detectors and Imaging -- 10 Data Processing -- 11 Photometry -- 12 Spectroscopy.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781852337254
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781447100249
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4471-0023-2
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0023-2
