Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies

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Beschreibung

Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies is the first book specifically written for amateur astronomers who own, or who are about to purchase, a computer-controlled ¿go-tö telescope. The advantage of the ¿go-tö capability is enormous ¿ the telescope can be aimed at any object in the sky with great speed and accuracy ¿ which is why these instruments are so popular.

Making the realistic assumption that the observer is using a relatively small telescope and is observing from a backyard in a suburban area, this book provides literally hundreds more targets beyond those offered by the built-in ¿nightly tours¿ that feature on the telescope¿s computer tours. And instead of wasting many pages on maps and coordinates, it leads the computer to locate the targets, and so has room to suggest many more fascinating deep-sky objects and provide detailed observing lists and information about what's being viewed.

Über den Autor

Neale Monks is a scientist, writer, and teacher, and the author of another book in the Practical Astronomy Series, Astronomy with a Home Computer. After completing his zoology degree at Aberdeen University he worked briefly as a marine zoologist before moving to London, where he earned his Ph.D. while working at the Natural History Museum. He then spent a few years as a post-doctoral researcher studying the effects of astronomical events on sea level and mass extinctions before leaving research to spend more time teaching and writing. Since 2002 he has taught a history of science class for Pepperdine University as well as various science classes for the WEA. At different times he's lived in England, Scotland, and the Midwestern United States.

Zusammenfassung

Appeals to both beginners and more experienced amateur astronomers who already have a Go-To telescope or want to buy one

Includes information on many different manufacturers

Gives advice on maintaining Go-To telescopes for optimum performance

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Go-To Telescopes.- Using a Go-To Telescope: Setting Up; Alignment; Maintenance.- Winter Objects.- Spring Objects.- Summer Objects.- Autumn Objects.- Appendices: Light Pollution Reduction Filters; Nebular Filters; Go-To Telescope manufacturers; Useful Books; Useful Websites.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xxi 260 S. 100 s/w Illustr. 3 farbige Illustr. 260 p. 103 illus. 3 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9781441968500
ISBN-10:	1441968504
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	12664399
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Monks, Neale
Hersteller:	Springer US Springer New York
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Neale Monks
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.09.2010
Gewicht:	0,486 kg