How to Use a Computerized Telescope
Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 1
Published on 26. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-521-00790-0 (ISBN)
Description
How to Use a Computerized Telescope is the first handbook that describes how to get your computerized telescope up and running, and how to embark on a program of observation. It explains in detail how the sky moves, how your telescope tracks it, and how to get the most out of any computerized telescope. Packed full of practical advice and tips for troubleshooting, it translates the manufacturers' technical jargon into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and includes many of the author's tried and tested observing techniques. Early chapters explain how to test your telescope's optics, choose eyepieces and accessories, and diagnose operational problems. The second half of the book then gives detailed instructions for three classic telescopes: the Meade LX200, Celestron NexStar 5 and 8, and Meade Autostar (ETX and LX90). Concentrating mainly on telescope operation and troubleshooting, it is the ideal companion to Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes, also by Michael Covington.
Reviews / Votes
'[Covington] writes clearly and the text is presented in an orderly manner, so that the reader is unlikely to become confused.' The Times Higher Education SupplementMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
7 Tables, unspecified; 51 Halftones, unspecified; 59 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
537 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-00790-0 (9780521007900)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Michael A. Covington
How to Use a Computerized Telescope: Volume 1
Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 1
E-Book
12/2007
1st Edition
Cambridge University Press
€44.49
Available for download
Complete work / Part of the work
Michael Covington
Practical Amateur Astronomy 2 Volume Paperback Set
Book
09/2002
Cambridge University Press
€114.50
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Person
Michael Covington is one of America's leading amateur astronomers and the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur (0521641330).
Content
Preface; Part I. Telescopes in General: 1. Welcome to amateur astronomy!; 2. How the sky moves; 3. How telescopes track the stars; 4. Using equatorial mounts and wedges; 5. Telescope optics; 6. Eyepieces and optical accessories; 7. Astrophotography; 8. Troubleshooting; Part II. Three Classical Telescopes: 9. Three that led the revolution; 10. Meade LX200; 11. Celestron NexStar 5 and 8; 12. Meade Autostar (ETX and LX90).