Overview
- The first book to deal specifically with the use of home computers for practical amateur astronomers
- Not only PCF - this deals with Mac O/S and Linux home computers as well as MS Windows
- Concentrates on low-cost, accessible projects and materials
- Describes how to choose and use a webcam for astronomical imaging
- Entirely non-mathematical
- Suitable for amateur astronomers at all levels of experience
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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About this book
Here is a one-volume guide to just about everything computer-related for amateur astronomers!
Today’s amateur astronomy is inextricably linked to personal computers. Computer-controlled "go-to" telescopes are inexpensive. CCD and webcam imaging make intensive use of the technology for capturing and processing images. Planetarium software provides information and an easy interface for telescopes. The Internet offers links to other astronomers, information, and software. The list goes on and on.
Find out here how to choose the best planetarium program: are commercial versions really better than freeware? Learn how to optimise a go-to telescope, or connect it to a lap-top. Discover how to choose the best webcam and use it with your telescope. Create a mosaic of the Moon, or high-resolution images of the planets...
Astronomy with a Home Computer is designed for every amateur astronomer who owns a home computer, whether it is running Microsoft Windows, Mac O/S or Linux. It doesn’t matter what kind of telescope you own either - a small refractor is just as useful as a big "go-to" SCT for most of the projects in this book.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Astronomy with a Home Computer
Authors: Neale Monks
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138450
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-805-3Published: 03 March 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-077-1Published: 30 March 2006
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 202
Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques