This is an extensively revised, updated and enlarged edition of Dr Steel's popular textbook on interferometry. The book provides a general treatment that brings together the many different applications of the interference of electromagnetic waves.…
Extremely Large Telescopes are considered worldwide as one of the highest priorities in ground-based astronomy. They will vastly advance astrophysical knowledge, allowing detailed studies of subjects including planets around other stars, the first…
This book is a thorough guide to capturing images of the night sky on video. The authors, all experienced backyard skygazers and astronomical imagers, examine video technology past and present and demonstrate its many applications to astronomy.…
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…