This book is an compilation of articles from the newsletter "Maksutov Circulars", a telescope building organization dedicated originally to building Maksutov telscopes, an original, creative idea for telescope design largely fallen out of favor due…
This book is an compilation of articles from the newsletter "Maksutov Circulars", a telescope building organization dedicated originally to building Maksutov telscopes, an original, creative idea for telescope design largely fallen out of favor due…
Many amateur astronomers make their own instruments, either because of financial considerations or because they are just interested. Amateur Telescope Making offers a variety of designs for telescopes, mounts and drives which are suitable for the…
Small and large telescopes are being installed all around the world. Astronomers have thus acquired better access to more modern equipment; not in the least to photometers, which are very important tools for the contemporary observer. This…
Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has…
Describes the structure and special features of a variety of binoculars and telescopes and discusses the use of these instruments for studying birds, stars, architecture and in other activities.
In dit boek dat op vele vragen antwoord geeft, vindt men de constructie van de refractor en de spiegeltelescoop en het slijpen van de spiegels, alles binnen het kunnen van de amateur.
In dit boek dat op vele vragen antwoord geeft, vindt men de constructie van de refractor en de spiegeltelescoop en het slijpen van de spiegels, alles binnen het kunnen van de amateur.