Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age : Finding Parts, Getting Help, and More

The Internet Age is changing everything about human invention and the use of technology. The change has been compared to that of the introduction of printing. Making your own telescope isn t what it used to be, either, thanks partly to the Internet. The old days of grinding and polishing are gone un...

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Autor principal: Clark, Robert L., 19..-
Formato: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: New York, NY : Springer New York [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edição:1st ed. 2011.
Colecção:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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Edition sous un autre format:• Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age, Texte imprimé, 9781441964144
• Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age, Texte imprimé, 9781441964168
Sumário:
  • Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: To Buy or Build a Telescope Chapter 3: Telescope Types and Designs Chapter 4: Build a Good Copyscope Chapter 5: The 80mm Refractor Chapter 6: Newtonian Telescopes Chapter 7: The F17 4-Inch Refractor Chapter 8: Focusers, Eyepieces, Barlows, and Finders Chapter 9: Tubes Chapter 10: Building a 12.5-inch Newtonian with Rotating Cage Chapter 11: Ergonomic Mounts Chapter 12: Evaluation, Quality Testing, and Optical Aberrations Chapter 13: Junk Collecting and Working with Modern Materials Appendix I: Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials Appendix II: Telescope-Building Books and Websites Appendix III: Polishing Log Appenidx IV: Units and Conversions Index