Astronomy with Small Telescopes Up to 5-inch, 125mm

Astronomy with Small Telescopes Up to 5-inch, 125mm / edited by Stephen Tonkin.

Small telescopes have a lot to recommend them. Cost is of course a consideration, but their most positive feature is sheer portability. Some manufacturers have tried to make large telescopes more portable (with mixed success), but the opposite approach, that of making small telescopes more effective...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tonkin, Stephen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astrophysics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I Refractors
  • 1 Upgrading a 60mm Refractor
  • 2 Experiences with a 60mm Telescope
  • 3 Observing with a 60mm Refractor
  • 4 The Orion ShortTube 80mm Rich-field Refractor
  • 5 Visual Observation of Deep-sky Objects with Small Telescopes
  • II Reflectors
  • 6 A 100mm Reflector in the Hands of a Young Astronomer
  • 7 Modifying the Orion ShortTube Reflector
  • 8 The Celestron Firstscope 114 Deluxe
  • III Catadioptrics
  • 9 The Mighty ETX
  • 10 The“C5++”
  • IV Radio
  • 11 Meteor Observations with a Small Radio Telescope
  • The Contributors.

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