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- Written for beginners who are new to observing as well as more experienced users who want a more sophisticated telescope than the one they own without spending large sums Revives the lost art of amateur telescope making, though using modern resources and existing parts Allows readers to assess and compare components, as well as answer important questions such as "How good does a mirror need to be to perform well in a telescope?"
- 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 (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“The book is packed with help and advice; given pre-made optics, there’s advice on building a simple rich-field refractor through larger refractors and reflectors of various types, along with making all the essential parts and accessories, from tubes to mirror cells, focusers to spiders … . In summary, the book contains an eclectic mix of projects, from which the amateur telescope maker is likely to glean some perfectly good ideas.” (Peter Grego, Popular Astronomy, July-August, 2011)
“The book contains everything you need to consider when building a telescope from your own ‘scrap’; how to assess optics, design considerations and many wrinkles that assist the amateur telescope maker to meet and even exceed the engineering tolerances of commercial telescope manufacturers. This is a hugely useful book for anyone with a modicum of engineering skill … . If you have an old photocopier lens in the loft, or any unused lens looking for a noble purpose, this book is for you.” (Steve Ringwood, Astronomy Now, September, 2011)
Authors and Affiliations
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Westminster, USA
Robert L. Clark
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age
Book Subtitle: Finding Parts, Getting Help, and More
Authors: Robert L. Clark
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6415-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6414-4Published: 26 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6415-1Published: 14 October 2010
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 208
Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations