Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX - Brossura

Libro 91 di 164: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

Weasner, Mike

 
9781852333515: Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX
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ISBN 10: 1852333510 ISBN 13: 9781852333515
Casa editrice: Springer, 2002

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The Meade ETX range of telescopes is one of the most successful ever made. It is low-cost, has sold in its tens of thousands, and is available in almost every country. Here, ETX expert Mike Weasner reveals everything any amateur astronomer ever wanted to know about the telescope. Features imaging (photographic and digital) as well as visual observing.

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Contenuti

1 ETX Basics.- Specifications.- ETX-90RA.- ETX-90EC.- ETX-125EC.- DS Models.- ETX-60AT, ETX-70AT.- LX90 8-inch.- Autostar.- Accessories.- Other Add-ons.- 2 ETX Hints and Tips.- Optical.- Mechanical.- Software.- Other.- 3 Observing Techniques.- Preparation.- Polar vs Alt/Az.- Locating Objects.- Things To Be Aware Of.- Recording What You See.- 4 Objects.- The Moon.- The Sun.- The Planets.- Asteroids.- Comets.- Meteors.- Stars.- Variable Stars.- Double Stars.- Star Clusters.- The Faint Fuzzy Blobs.- Galaxies.- Man-made Satellites.- Terrestrial (Spotting Scope).- 5 Photography.- 35mm Film.- Digital Camera.- Video.- CCD.- Improving the Photos.- 6 ETX Questions and Answers.- Purchasing a Used Telescope.- Telescope Maintenance.- High-Temperature.- Importance of Balance.- Seeing Conditions and Transparency.- Limiting Magnitude Charts.- House Party Observations.- Autostar Objects Database.- Autostar Alignment and High-Precision Use.- Tracking Satellites.- Autostar External Power Source.- Autostar and Drive Motor Failure.- Improving the Performance of your ETX.- Performance Enhancement — Creating the Perfect “GOTO” ETX.- Summary.- Appendix: Resources.- Books.- Magazines.- Web Sites.- Newsgroups.- User Groups and Clubs.- Dealers.- Computer Software.- Biographies.

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Book by Weasner Mike

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Editore
Springer
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1852333510
ISBN 13 
9781852333515
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
224
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