Overview
- Describes everything you need to know about eyepieces for your telescope in one title
- Contains a list of sources for discontinued eyepieces that will help the reader find the very best available on the market
- Includes 150 black and white drawings and 30 color photographs of eyepieces
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Desk Reference of Astronomical Eyepieces
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Astronomical equipment
- Astronomical eyepieces
- Buying best eyepieces
- Buying telescope oculars
- Cleaning astronomical eyepieces
- Current production eyepieces
- History of astronomical eyepieces
- Optical astronomy
- Optical designs
- Optical features
- Out of production eyepieces
- Selecting optimal eyepieces
- Selecting telescope oculairs
- Telescope optics
About this book
What distinguishes this book from other publications on astronomy is the involvement of observers from all aspects of the astronomical community, and also the major manufacturers of equipment. It not only catalogs the technical aspects of the many modern eyepieces but also documents amateur observer reactions and impressions over the years, using many different eyepieces.
Eyepieces are the most talked-about accessories and collectible items available to the amateur astronomer. No other item of equipment commands such vigorous debate, or has evolved into such a remarkable array of forms and functions. 'Choosing and Using Astronomical Eyepieces' provides a vast amount of reference material to point readers towards the best buys and the right eyepieces for different kinds of observing.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
William Paolini has been actively involved in optics and amateur astronomy for 45 years, has published numerous product reviews on major online amateur astronomy boards, and volunteers with public tours at a famous vintage Clark refractor site.Â
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Paolini's professional background is as an officer in the U. S. Air Force and as a computer scientist, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Education. He has worked for the U. S. Department of Defense, the U. S. Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve, the World Bank, and a variety of commercial corporations in the information technology, information technology security, and telecommunications industries.
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Paolini has been observing as an amateur astronomer since the mid-1960's, grinding mirrors for homemade Newtonian telescopes during the 1970's and eventually owning, using, and testing several hundreds of eyepieces in a wide variety of telescopes from achromatic and apochromat refractors to Newtonian, Maksutov-Cassegrain, and Schmidt-Cassegarian designs. Today he enjoys observing from his suburban home west of Washington, D. C., where his primary amateur astronomy pursuits are lunar, planetary, bright nebula, open cluster, and globular cluster observing.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Choosing and Using Astronomical Eyepieces
Authors: William Paolini
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7723-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7722-8Published: 23 August 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7723-5Published: 23 August 2013
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 442
Number of Illustrations: 217 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering