Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age Finding Parts, Getting Help, and More /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Clark, Robert L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

The Internet Age is changing everything about human invention and the use of technology. The change has been compared to that of the introduction of printing. Making your own telescope isn’t what it used to be, either, thanks partly to the Internet. The old days of grinding and polishing are gone –...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: To Buy or Build a Telescope
• Chapter 3: Telescope Types and Designs
• Chapter 4: Build a Good Copyscope
• Chapter 5: The 80mm Refractor
• Chapter 6: Newtonian Telescopes
• Chapter 7: The F17 4-Inch Refractor
• Chapter 8: Focusers, Eyepieces, Barlows, and Finders
• Chapter 9: Tubes
• Chapter 10: Building a 12.5-inch Newtonian with Rotating Cage
• Chapter 11: Ergonomic Mounts
• Chapter 12: Evaluation, Quality Testing, and Optical Aberrations
• Chapter 13: Junk Collecting and Working with Modern Materials
• Appendix I: Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials
• Appendix II: Telescope-Building Books and Websites
• Appendix III: Polishing Log
• Appenidx IV: Units and Conversions
• Index.