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More Small Astronomical Observatories

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Patrick Moore
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  • Almost every amateur astronomer dreams of having a fixed observatory - this provides ideas and constructional details
  • Provides ideas from around the world, not only the UK and USA
  • An entertaining read, even for non-astronomers

Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Garage and Garden Observatory

    • Peter Paice
    Pages 1-17

  3. A Portable Observatory

    • Rob Johnson
    Pages 19-28

  4. A User-Friendly Run-Off Shed for a 12-inch LX200

    • Martin Mobberley
    Pages 29-40

  5. Darklight Observatory, Eddyville, Kentucky, USA

    • Chris Anderson
    Pages 41-54

  6. Turner Observatory

    • Bob Turner
    Pages 55-61

  7. A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England

    • Alan W. Heath
    Pages 63-67

  8. St Margaret’s Observatory

    • Paul Andrew
    Pages 69-80

  9. Ken Dauzat Observatory

    • Ken Dauzat
    Pages 81-92

  10. A Lancashire Observatory — Part II

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 93-105

  11. Arcturus Observatory

    • Paul Gitto
    Pages 107-120

  12. Osmundstö Observatory: A Garage Observatory for CCD Imaging Located at the Shoreline of Southern Norway

    • Alf Jacob Nilsen
    Pages 121-151

  13. Huntington Observatory, York

    • Mike Brown
    Pages 153-162

  14. Ptolemy’s Café

    • Bill Arnett
    Pages 163-174

  15. The Construction of Starbase Two

    • Paul Zelichowski
    Pages 175-187

  16. A Domestic Solar Observatory

    • George Kolovos
    Pages 189-201

  17. Coddenham Observatory in Suffolk, England

    • Tom Boles
    Pages 203-212

  18. Building The Crendon Observatory

    • Gordon Rogers
    Pages 213-223

  19. The Marina Towers Observatory, Swansea

    • S. J. Wainwright
    Pages 225-237

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 239-248
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About this book

Almost every serious amateur astronomer knows the benefit of having a fixed observatory of some sort - it saves a vast amount of time and effort during every observing session - and this book provides the necessary help. More Small Astronomical Observatories details the methods and techniques employed by non-professional astronomers from all over the world, providing a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to build a small observatory of almost any kind. It's a fun read, too.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: More Small Astronomical Observatories

  • Editors: Patrick Moore

  • Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0213-7

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-572-4Published: 26 June 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0213-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9756

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 248

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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