Astronomical Optics

By Daniel J. Schroeder

Book Overview

This book looks at the characteristics of telescopes of all types, both those whose performance is set by geometrical aberrations and the effect of the atmosphere, and those diffraction-limited telescopes designed for observations from above the atmosphere.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 012629805X
• ISBN13: 9780126298055
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.3" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

Good book that allows one to understand optical aberrations.

Good, comprehensive book that explains both basics and advanced aspects of optics used in telescopes. Most of the book focuses on optical aberrations and shows how to construct various telescopes and other optical devices like spectrographs with minimized coma, astigmatizm or spherical aberration. The book has chapters about spectrographs, CCDs and active optics which may be helpful to anyone who considers to add such elements to his/her telescope.

Good

Talk a lot about instrument. I think it's very helpful for those who want to know how telescope work. But little about data processing.

Good for Spectrometer Optics

This book has some unique features. It treats the subject matter carefully, and in detail. The content is very useful. The treatment of spectrometer optics is particularly useful. The weakness of the book is that the diagrams are not well done, and the notation can be confusing. Overall, a useful book.