Telescopes and Techniques : an Introduction to Practical Astronomy / by Christopher Robert Kitchin.

Chris Kitchin has written an easy-to-read book explaining how to use a small telescope and find your way around the sky. Covering all the basic topics - telescopes, optics, positions and motion, observing, and instruments - Telescopes and Techniques has been designed as an introduction for anyone wa...

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Main Author: Kitchin, Christopher Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 1995.
Series:Practical astronomy.
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505 0 |a Practical Astronomy; Telescopes and Techniques; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Section 1 Telescopes; Chapter 1 Types of Telescope; Chapter 2 Telescope Optics; Chapter 3 Modern Small Telescope Design; Section 2 Positions and Motions; Chapter 4 Positions in the Sky; Chapter 5 Movements of Objects in the Sky; Chapter 6 Telescope Mountings; Section 3 Observing; Chapter 7 Electromagnetic Radiation; Chapter 8 Visual Observing; Chapter 9 Detectors and Imaging; Chapter 10 Data Processing; Chapter 11 Photometry; Chapter 12 Spectroscopy; Appendix 1 Telescope Manufacturers and Suppliers 
505 8 |a Appendix 2 BibliographyAppendix 3 National and Major Astronomical Societies; Appendix 4 Constellations; Appendix 5 Answers to Problems; Index 
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