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Building and Using Binoscopes: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

Autor Norman Butler
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 oct 2017
Covering both homemade and commercial products, this book provides the reader with simple and straightforward information about the modeling, building, and use of binoscopes. Binoscopes can be thought of as binoculars enlarged to the size of telescopes - essentially, a combination of the two. 
Constructing a binoscope is easier than most people think, but it still demands attention to detail and proper background knowledge. The author goes on to provide additional information about the products currently on the market, should the reader choose to purchase one instead of building it. Lastly, the book also compares binoscopes with telescopes in great detail, outlining the differences the reader can expect to see in the night sky from using both. The celestial views obtained with a binoscope, compared to a single telescope of the same aperture, are a very different experience.
The new edition emphasizes the obvious advantages of viewing celestial objects through a binoscope. There are also many new photos and additional information on the latest equipment and some very special and rare equipment a collector might be interested in. Newly added cartoons and additional images of beautiful deep sky objects in each of the chapters makes reading the book a more enjoyable experience. Finally, there is a new comet discovery form and guide to follow for such discoveries, and a complete list of Messier objects for those interested in searching for these.


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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319467887
ISBN-10: 3319467883
Pagini: 430
Ilustrații: XV, 386 p. 392 illus., 192 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția:2nd ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

About the Author.- Why Binoscopes?- Optical Designs.- Binoculars Are Binoscopes.- Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC).- Homemade Binoscopes.- One of a Kind.- Odds and Ends.- Equatorial Drive Platforms.- Equatorial versus Altazimuth.- Binoculars of the Third Kind.- Appendix 1: Astronomical Formulae.- Appendix 2: Glossary.- Index.

Notă biografică

Norman P. Butler is an award winning telescope creator and published writer of telescope-building articles, some of which have appeared in popular astronomy magazines and books. A graduate of San Diego City College, Norman holds a Master’s degree in physics and astronomy. After serving in the US Navy for many years as an Opticalman, he worked for AVCO Everett Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory, Maui, building electro-optical equipment for use on a 1.6M and dual 1.2M telescopes. While there, he also performed core measurement studies on the super-massive galaxy M-87, as well as additional galactic studies and stellar scintillation measurements. Butler later went on to teach at the university level in Shenzhen, China, before retiring in 2011 to the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas. Butler has received the Engineering Merit Award and Warren Estes Memorial Award, both for homemade binoscopes that he designed and built.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Covering both homemade and commercial products, this book provides the reader with simple and straightforward information about the modeling, building, and use of binoscopes. Binoscopes can be thought of as binoculars enlarged to the size of telescopes - essentially, a combination of the two. 
Constructing a binoscope is easier than most people think, but it still demands attention to detail and proper background knowledge. The author goes on to provide additional information about the products currently on the market, should the reader choose to purchase one instead of building it. Lastly, the book also compares binoscopes with telescopes in great detail, outlining the differences the reader can expect to see in the night sky from using both. The celestial views obtained with a binoscope, compared to a single telescope of the same aperture, are a very different experience.
The new edition emphasizes the obvious advantages of viewing celestial objects through a binoscope. There are also many new photos and additional information on the latest equipment and some very special and rare equipment a collector might be interested in. Newly added cartoons and additional images of beautiful deep sky objects in each of the chapters makes reading the book a more enjoyable experience. Finally, there is a new comet discovery form and guide to follow for such discoveries, and a complete list of Messier objects for those interested in searching for these.

Caracteristici

Includes in the 2nd edition many new images of equipment and beautiful deep sky objects, a new guide for comet watchers who hope to make a discovery, and new or updated text Provides basic information and guidelines about the design and construction of binoscopes Compares the optical and mechanical aspects of viewing the sky through binoscopes vs. a telescope, as well as the differences one can expect Contains many colorful photos of unique binoscopes built by amateur telescope makers from all over the United States