Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs

by Martin Mobberley

Book Overview

Telescopes - refractors and reflectors - are the main items of equipment used by almost every amateur astronomer. The purpose of astronomical telescopes is to collect and focus more light than the human eye can, forming an image that can be viewed, photographed, or analysed. Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs makes buying and using both telescopes and their ancillary instruments easy for astronomers of all abilities. It begins by looking at the advantages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852330198
• ISBN13: 9781852330194
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"