How to use a computerized telescope

Michael A. Covington

242 pages, parution le 25/10/2002

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Résumé

How to Use a Computerized Telescope is the first handbook that describes how to get your computerized telescope up and running, and how to embark on a program of observation. It explains in detail how the sky moves, how your telescope tracks it, and how to get the most out of any computerized telescope.Packed full of practical advice and tips for troubleshooting, it translates the manufacturers' technical jargon into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and includes many of the author's tried and tested observing techniques. Early chapters explain how to test your telescope's optics, choose eyepieces and accessories, and diagnose operational problems. The second half of the book then gives detailed instructions for three classic telescopes: the Meade LX200, Celestron NexStar 5 and 8, and Meade Autostar (ETX and LX90). Concentrating mainly on telescope operation and troubleshooting, it is the ideal companion to Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes, also by Michael Covington.ContentsPart I. Telescopes in General

Welcome to amateur astronomy!
How the sky moves
How telescopes track the stars
Using equatorial mounts and wedges
Telescope optics
Eyepieces and optical accessories
Astrophotography
Troubleshooting

Part II. Three Classical Telescopes

Three that led the revolution
Meade LX200
Celestron NexStar 5 and 8
Meade Autostar (ETX and LX90)

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Michael A. Covington
Parution	25/10/2002
Nb. de pages	242
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	555g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521007900
ISBN13	978-0-521-00790-0