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Small Astronomical Observatories

Amateur and Professional Designs and Constructions

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  • © 1996

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

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. A Practical Roll-off Roof Observatory in Michigan, USA

    • Dennis Allen
    Pages 1-12

  3. Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucester, England

    • John Fletcher
    Pages 13-22

  4. A Solar Observatory with a Slide Roof in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland

    • Bruce Hardie
    Pages 23-27

  5. The Edenvale Observatory in Edenvale, South Africa

    • M. D. Overbeek
    Pages 29-36

  6. A Roll-off Roof Observatory in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA

    • D. Lawrence, Linda Lopez
    Pages 37-43

  7. A Suburban Observatory in Worcester Park, England

    • Maurice Gavin
    Pages 45-58

  8. A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England

    • Alan W. Heath
    Pages 59-64

  9. The Taunton School Radio Astronomy Observatory in Taunton, England

    • Trevor Hill
    Pages 65-73

  10. The Starlight CCD Observatory in Binfield, England

    • Terry Platt
    Pages 75-92

  11. The University of Hertfordshire Observatory in Bayfordbury, England

    • C. R. Kitchin
    Pages 93-102

  12. An Amateur Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome

    • Ron Johnson
    Pages 103-114

  13. A Glass Fibre Dome for a 260mm, 1.9m Focal Length Reflecting Telescope

    • B. G. W. Manning
    Pages 115-124

  14. Chigwell School Observatory in Chigwell, England

    • A. J. Sizer
    Pages 125-134

  15. The Torquay Boys’ Grammar School Observatory

    • David Reid, C. Lintott
    Pages 135-143

  16. Patrick Moore’s Observatory in Selsey, England

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 145-152

  17. A Deep-Sky Observatory

    • Jack Newton
    Pages 153-162

  18. Worth Hill Observatory

    • D. Strange
    Pages 163-166

  19. Red Hill Observatory

    • Chris Plicht
    Pages 167-172

  20. Powys Country Observatory

    • Cheryl Power
    Pages 173-176
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About this book

In Small Astronomical Observatories, Patrick Moore has collected descriptions of amateur and small professional observatories currently in use in Europe and America, showing how many astronomers have built their own observatory, often with effective and sometimes extraordinary improvisations to reduce the cost. There is a photograph of each, along with details of its construction and a foreword written by Patrick Moore. In addition to providing a fascinating study for its own sake, Small Astronomical Observatories offers a unique fund of ideas and practical details for anyone who wants to build an amateur or small professional observatory.

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"This is not book for the light-hearted, the weray or the poor man, but most certainly for the dreamer ! The reviewer greatly enjoyed the book and is sure that many others will do the same." Irish Astronomical Journal

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Small Astronomical Observatories

  • Book Subtitle: Amateur and Professional Designs and Constructions

  • Editors: Patrick Moore

  • Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0999-0

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19913-7Published: 16 August 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0999-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9756

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 229

  • Number of Illustrations: 367 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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