Astronomy with Small Telescopes: Up to 5-Inch, 125mm

by Stephen F. Tonkin

Book Overview

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, is what this book is all about.
Good 2-inch (60mm) telescopes are now available for beginners, and major American manufacturers now offer small,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852336293
• ISBN13: 9781852336295
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"