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Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes [electronic resource] :Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery / edited by Michael K. Gainer.

by Gainer, Michael K [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series: Publisher: London : Springer London, 2007.Description: XVI, 148 p. 90 illus. online resource.ISBN: 9781846285080.Subject(s): Science (General) | Astronomy | Popular Science | Popular Science in Astronomy | AstronomyDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Celestial Sphere -- The Measurement of Time -- The Equatorial Telescope Mount -- Telescope Considerations -- Astronomical Photography -- The Sun -- The Moon -- The Planets -- Comets and Asteroids -- Visual Binary Stars -- A Binary Star True Orbit Projector -- Visual Observations of Variable Stars -- Photography of Variable Stars -- Star Clusters and Nebulae -- A Color–Magnitude Diagram for The Pleiades -- The Design of an Objective Prism Spectrograph -- The Proper Motion of Barnard’s Star.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: It’s often said that astronomy is one of the very few sciences in which amateurs can make a contribution to real science. Even modest telescopes such as a small – 3-inch (80mm) – astronomical refractor or Maksutov can provide scientifically useful data. This is certainly true, but where to start? Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes tells you everything you’ll need to know about how to get started on "real" astronomy using a small telescope (and ideally a digital camera), and make a real contribution to our scientific knowledge. This book is the necessary introduction to real astronomy – derived from the author’s many years of experience in teaching the subject – that can be your starting point for serious work. Here, the emphasis is on what you can do with a small telescope, rather than just on what you can see through it. Finally, owners of big telescopes shouldn’t be put off – everything in this book applies equally (maybe more equally!) to larger instruments.
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The Celestial Sphere -- The Measurement of Time -- The Equatorial Telescope Mount -- Telescope Considerations -- Astronomical Photography -- The Sun -- The Moon -- The Planets -- Comets and Asteroids -- Visual Binary Stars -- A Binary Star True Orbit Projector -- Visual Observations of Variable Stars -- Photography of Variable Stars -- Star Clusters and Nebulae -- A Color–Magnitude Diagram for The Pleiades -- The Design of an Objective Prism Spectrograph -- The Proper Motion of Barnard’s Star.

It’s often said that astronomy is one of the very few sciences in which amateurs can make a contribution to real science. Even modest telescopes such as a small – 3-inch (80mm) – astronomical refractor or Maksutov can provide scientifically useful data. This is certainly true, but where to start? Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes tells you everything you’ll need to know about how to get started on "real" astronomy using a small telescope (and ideally a digital camera), and make a real contribution to our scientific knowledge. This book is the necessary introduction to real astronomy – derived from the author’s many years of experience in teaching the subject – that can be your starting point for serious work. Here, the emphasis is on what you can do with a small telescope, rather than just on what you can see through it. Finally, owners of big telescopes shouldn’t be put off – everything in this book applies equally (maybe more equally!) to larger instruments.

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