Real Astronomy With Small Telescopes : : Step-By-Step Activities for Discovery

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Call Number: 522.2 Ga
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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The celestial sphere -- The measurement of time -- The equatorial telescope mount -- Telescope considerations -- Astronomical photography -- The sun -- The moon -- the planets -- Comets and asteroids -- Visual binary stars -- A binary star true orbit projector -- Visual observations of variable stars -- Photography of variable stars -- Star clusters and nebulae -- A color-magnitude diagram for the Pleiades -- The design of an objective prism spectrograph -- The proper motion of Barnard's star.
This book demonstrates the use of an 80mm refractor and shows how it can be used as a real scientific instrument. The author is an experienced small telescope user and an astronomy educator, and he provides step-by-step instructions for numerous scientific activities. Users will find many activities and projects suitable for an 80mm refractor or 90mm reflector or Maksutov that have not been published elsewhere. Emphasis is on measurement and discovery activities rather than on casual observing. This book will provide amateur observers with the knowledge and skill that will help them make genuine contributions to the field of astronomy.

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It gets a little complicated. submitted by tbbrown76 on July 25, 2014, 8:15pm But, all in all, helpful.