Books T - Z
Books T - Z
Telescope
Optics: Evaluation and Design Rutten/van Venrooij. Newtonians,
Cassegrains, Maksutovs, Schmidt cameras and more are described and analyzed
so that you can easily compare them. What's your dream telescope? This
book will help you choose it. Others will make use of the information to
check, test, and analyze new telescope designs. Analysis of optics for
conventional and exotic telescopes. Design, test and evaluate optical components.
374 pages Hardcover
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20cm Schmidt-Cassegrain
Telescope, Manly This is a guide to the use of the most popular telescope
in the world, the 20-cm (8-in) Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. This compact
instrument revolutionized amateur astronomy and astrophotography, and more
than ten thousand are purchased each year. Peter Manly, a devotee and keen
user of the Schmidt-Cassegrain, takes the telescope owner through all aspects
of using the telescope in easy stages. It starts with techniques for viewing
the Moon, then takes the observer through our planetary system and on to
the deep sky, where nebulae and galaxies are treated extensively. There
are interesting projects to try, such as observing the nearest star and
chasing eclipses. A full range of telescope accessories and detectors is
described, together with advice on their use, and suggestions for projects.
The 40-page appendix is packed with hard-to-find practical information,
arranged in ten separate sections.
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Uranometria
2000.0 Tirion. Willmann-Bell, Inc. is privileged to bring to
press the stunning "Next Edition" of the world-famous Uranometria 2000.0.
The most comprehensive stellar/deep sky atlas and data resource we have
seen, the three volumes of Uranometria 2000.0 are so much more than a "Second
Edition," they can only be considered the fulfillment of that process to
which the first edition was but prologue. Years in development, this massive
achievement affords astronomers, astrophotographers and CCD imagers the
finest roadmap to the heavens yet produced at such a modest price. More
than 280,000 stars and over 30,000 deep sky non-stellar objects are located
with a degree of accuracy heretofore 
unavailable
in one resource. Encyclopedic in nature, with beautifully redrawn maps,
a host of efficient navigation tools, and more accurate catalog data for
three times the number of deep sky objects shown in the preceding work,
Uranometria 2000.0 is clearly an atlas and guide every telescope user,
whatever their aperture, will want to own. The next five pages will serve
to introduce you to the top-tier features of this exciting new work, but
can in no way demonstrate the incredible depth and richness of the data
presented in Uranometria.
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Uranometria
Data Scale.
For use with Uranometria 2000 to determine the magnitude
of stars and measure distances. Bullseye shows area visible in a telrad
finder. Clear Plastic.
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A Walk Through the Southern Sky Milton D.
Heifetz and Wil TirionSubtitled , A Guide to Stars and Constellations and
Their Legends,? this well-illustrated introduction to the southern stars
answers many of the questions often asked by beginners and first-time travelers
south of the equator: Where is the Southern Cross? When can I see the Magellanic
Clouds? What is the story behind a particular star pattern? Using simple
charts and easy star hops, the authors lead you across the southern heavens.
Great for anyone living near or below the equator or planning a vacation
to the Southern Hemisphere. 112 pages pb
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Wide-Field
Astrophotography, Reeves. Wide-field astrophotography is an area
where the beginner can bypass the complexities of prime focus telescopic
astrophotography yet still excel and achieve good results quickly. Exquisite
prime focus close-ups of galaxies and faint nebulae are attractive showpieces,
but the art and technicalities of photographing such objects through a
telescope are intimidating to the beginner. In high-resolution telescopic
photography, the cost of the specialized equipment, the complexities of
focusing fine, often invisible detail through the telescope, and guiding
with extreme accuracy to achieve worthy results are obstacles to a novice
sky shooter. Simpler non-telescopic wide-field astrophotography is an alternative
that anyone who owns a camera can enjoy.
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