Star Ware - Philip S. Harrington

Star Ware

Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying and Using Telescopes and Accessories
Buch | Softcover
368 Seiten
1994
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-57671-6 (ISBN)
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This guide reports on the most recent developments in equipment and gives comparative evaluations of the various instruments on the market. It provides up-to-date information about buying, setting up, testing and choosing the telescope most suited to the particular needs of amateurs.
Distinguishing between the different telescopes and getting one to suit your needs can be a daunting task - and what about the vast array of accessories, from eye pieces, filters and balance systems to finder scopes, clock drives and computer software? This guide reports on the most recent developments in equipment and gives comparative evaluations of the various instruments on the market. It provides up-to-date information about buying, setting up, testing and choosing the telescope most suited to your particular needs.

PHILIP S. HARRINGTON holds degrees in mechanical engineering and science education. He is a regular contributor to Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and other publications. Mr. Harrington is also the author of Touring the Universe Through Binoculars.

Parlez Vous Telescope?; In the Beginning; So You Want to Buy a Telescope; Attention Shoppers; Dealer Options Extra; The Right Stuff; The Homemade Astronomer; Till Death Do You Part; A Few Tricks of the Trade; It's Time to Solo; Appendices: An Astronomer's Survival Guide; An Observer's Checklist; Eclipses of the Sun and Moon: 1994-2000; Positions of the Planets: 1994-2000; The Messier Catalogue Plus; The Constellations.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.8.1994
Zusatzinfo 80 photographs, 90 diagrams
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 253 mm
Gewicht 680 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-471-57671-9 / 0471576719
ISBN-13 978-0-471-57671-6 / 9780471576716
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