The Vixen Star Book User Guide (eBook)

James Chen is retired from the Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration where he worked as a Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. A guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design and optical filters, he wrote a short Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design November 1989 and served as a sales consultant to two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years. He is the author of "How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites" and "A Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects". Adam Chen is Program Manager of media support for NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. He was creator and executive producer of major NASA publications including the book and web-book application documenting the history of the Space Shuttle Program “Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program”.

Brief History of Vixen Computerized Telescope Mounts for Amateurs.- Backyard Astronomy Basics.- Introduction to the Star Book-TEN.- Basic Operation of the Star Book-TEN.- Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book-TEN.- Introduction to the Original Star Book.- Basic Operation of the Star Book.- Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book.- Notes on the Star Book-One and Star Book-S systems.- Accessories for Vixen Mounts.- Mounting Other Optical Tubes on the Vixen Mounts.- Maintenance and Care of the Star Book mounts.