So You Want a Meade LX Telescope!

Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.

Sprache: Englisch

40,15 €*

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Lieferzeit 2-4 Werktage

Kategorien:

Der Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache verfasst.
Die Sprache der Produktbeschreibung und Details kann in Englisch angegeben sein. Sollten Sie Verständnisprobleme haben, wenden Sie sich gerne an uns.

Beschreibung

Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that have ever been. They are surely all correct! The great leap of our time is that computer-designed and machined parts have led to more accurately made com- nents that give the astronomer ever better views. The manual skills of the craftsman mirror grinder have been transformed into the new-age skills of the programmer and the machine maker. (The new products did not end the work of craftsman te- scope makers, though. Many highly skilled amateur/professional opticians cont- ued to produce good-quality mirrors that are still seen today. ) Amateur-priced telescopes are now capable of highly accurate tracking and computer control that were once only the province of professionals. This has greatly increased the p- sibilities of serious astronomy projects for which tailor-made software has been developed. Add a CCD camera to these improved telescopes (see Chap. 3), and you bring a whole new dimension to your astronomy (see Fig. 1. 1). Look Before You Leap! But first, a word of caution. Unless you are already familiar with astronomy and basic telescopes, it is not wise to start spending large amounts of money on a we- featured telescope. Such an instrument might otherwise be subsequently abandoned due to a perceived overcomplexity coupled with a waning interest.

Über den Autor

Lawrence Harris retired from his job as a British government scientist where he had worked as a professional astronomer in solar studies and then astronomical satellite operations. For the last seventeen years he has been a columnist, specializing in writing about weather satellites, along with occasional articles on astronomy. He also contributes to astronomical society magazines.

Zusammenfassung

Vastly simplifies setting up and using an LX200 or similar telescopes

Guides the reader through the technicalities of everything from basic alignment to adaptive optics to imaging and processing

Explains how to buy and use software for controlling the telescopes and camera

Advice on selecting and using essential accessories to prevent after-purchase frustration

Includes example imaging results

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Meade LX200GPS/LX400 Series Telescopes.- Accessories, Great and Small.- Balancing and Polar Alignment.- Essential Software for Basic Operations.- Software Adjustment of Periodic Error and Polar Alignment.- Autoguiding.- Using Advanced Software.- Adaptive Optics.- A Guide to Weather Satellites.- Some LX200 and LX400 Projects.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xvi 236 S. 85 s/w Illustr. 15 farbige Illustr. 236 p. 100 illus. 15 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9781441917744
ISBN-10:	1441917748
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	12323067
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Harris, Lawrence
Hersteller:	Springer US Springer New York
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Lawrence Harris
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.05.2010
Gewicht:	0,434 kg

Artikel-ID: 101394054