My Heavens! (eBook)
XV, 180 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-73783-6 (ISBN)
My Heavens! charts the progress of the author's own substantial observatory from conception, through design, planning and construction, to using an observatory of the kind that all amateur astronomers aspire to own. For those with more modest ambitions, the book offers many hints, tips and design features for smaller observatories. Comparisons are made with similar large projects in the USA. The story doesn't end with the construction of the observatory, but goes on to describe the author's choice of equipment, setting it up, and his own techniques for obtaining superb astronomical images like those displayed in his book.
Gordon Rogers lives in England. He is a qualified building surveyor, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors as well as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. His beautiful deep-sky images regularly appear in the astronomical magazines. He contributed a chapter to More Small Observatories, by Sir Patrick Moore (Springer, 2002). He lives in what is probably the only traditional English part-thatched cottage to feature an observatory dome!
My Heavens! charts the progress of the author's own substantial observatory (with additional material from amateur constructors of large observatories elsewhere) from conception, through design, planning and construction, to using an observatory of the kind that all amateur astronomers would aspire to own.This book tells the "e;warts and all"e; story of small beginnings in amateur astronomy, leading to the construction of a "e;top of the range"e; observatory at a house on the edge of a country village between Oxford and London. The author is a qualified building surveyor, and looks at building the observatory from his own professional perspective. There were of course many errors, problems, technical and organizational difficulties along the way, and the author never shies away from admitting his mistakes - and in doing so he reduces the chances of others falling into the same traps. Comparisons are made with similar large projects in the USA, taking a look at the differences and similarities in planning and building regulations, and in construction methods on both sides of the Atlantic.Eventually an observatory materialized, set up to facilitate the taking of very high quality images of the deep sky on those special days of best seeing.The story doesn't end with the construction of the observatory, but goes on to describe the author's choice of equipment, setting it up, and his own techniques for obtaining superb astronomical images like the ones he shows in his book.
Gordon Rogers lives in England. He is a qualified building surveyor, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors as well as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. His beautiful deep-sky images regularly appear in the astronomical magazines. He contributed a chapter to More Small Observatories, by Sir Patrick Moore (Springer, 2002). He lives in what is probably the only traditional English part-thatched cottage to feature an observatory dome!
Preface 7
About the Author 10
Contents 12
Why Astronomy? 15
Aperture Fever 21
8” Celestron 21
Acquiring a Computer and CCD Camera 23
16” Meade Altazimuth 24
What Type of Observatory? 29
Light Pollution 29
Topography 30
Type of Enclosure 30
Available Ground 31
Will Margaret Agree? 31
Decision 31
Town and County Planning 33
Background 33
Local Support 34
Obtaining Consent 35
Construction 36
Finding a Builder 36
Groundworks 37
Superstructure 37
The Ash Dome 45
Electrical Work 57
Telescope Mount 58
Painting 59
Telescope Installation 61
The Computer Room 61
Neighbor Relations 62
Telescopic Equipment Update 64
Progression 64
RCOS and Paramount ME 66
Telescope Assembly 67
Setting Up the Scope and Mount 69
Problems! 71
Setting Up and T-Point 74
Piggyback Telescope 74
Adaptive Optics 76
Mounting a Lens Directly to the Camera 77
Takahashi Binoculars 77
The Opening Ceremony and “ Sky at Night” 78
Cameras, Computers, and Software 82
Cameras 82
Computers 84
The Sky Planetarium Software Program 85
Target Finders 87
Periodic Error 87
Maxim 88
Target Acquisition 90
Calibration 91
Commencing Imaging 91
Sequence 91
Maxim Tools 92
CCD Sharp 92
CCDSoft 92
Adobe Photoshop 92
Narrow Band Filters 96
Imaging Solar System Objects 96
Wrinkles Galore 97
Whatever Can Go Wrong 97
User Groups 101
Photographic Results 104
Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower 131
In the Beginning 132
Use a Roll-Off Roof? 133
The Dome 134
Visiting an Ash Dome 134
Concept 135
Design 135
Additional Research 136
The Town Code—Know It Ahead of Time! 136
Plans (Architectural) 137
Town Approvals 139
Selecting the Builder 139
Getting Neighborhood Approvals 140
Construction 141
Electricity 152
The Pier Octagonal Base 154
Vibration Test 155
Finishing Touches 156
Naming the Observatory 158
Personal Observations: Dome versus Roll- Off Roof 160
Would I Have Done Anything Different? 160
Resources 161
The Spring Gulch Observatory, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 162
Brad Mead at 43°29´46“ North and 111° 47 ´ 20“ West 162
Public Reaction 171
A Few Last Thoughts 176
Conclusions 181
Resources 182
Astrophotographers 182
Miscellaneous Resources 183
Equipment Suppliers 183
Weather Forecasts 183
Index 185
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
| Zusatzinfo | XV, 180 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | amateur astronomy books • Astronomy • building an observatory • Observatories • telescope dome construction |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-73783-9 / 0387737839 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-73783-6 / 9780387737836 |
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