A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84628-439-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 380 g

Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

Both beginning/novice amateur astronomers (at the level of Astronomy and Night Sky magazine readers), as well as more advanced amateur astronomers (level of Sky and Telescope) will find this book invaluable and fascinating. It includes detailed up-to-date information on sources, selection and use of virtually every major type, brand and model of such instruments on today’s market. The book also includes details on the latest released telescope lines, e.g. the 10-, 12-, 14- and 16-inch aperture models of the Meade LX-R series. As a former editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines, the author is the ideal person to write this book.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mullaney, James

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Instrumentierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Introduction.- Part I: Binoculars.- Part II: Refracting Telescopes.- Part III: Reflecting Telescopes.- Part IV: Catadioptric (Compound) Telescopes.- Part V: Hybrid and Special Telescopes.- Observing Hints and Programs.- References.- Index.- About the Author.

Über Autor(innen)

Jim Mullaney is an astronomy writer, lecturer and consultant who has published more than 500 articles and five books: he has also been an editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines. One of the contributors to Carl Sagan’s award-winning Cosmos PBS-Television series, his work has received recognition from such notables as Sir Arthur Clarke, Johnny Carson, Ray Bradbury, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and one of his former students – NASA scientist/astronaut Dr. Jay Apt.