Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide write by Martin Mobberley. This book was released on 2006-08-03. Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. It demonstrates how inexpensive tools are revolutionizing imaging in amateur astronomy. Anyone with a modest telescope and a webcam can now obtain jaw-dropping lunar and planetary images to rival those taken with mid-range astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars. A glance through the images in this book shows just what spectacular results can be achieved by using a webcam with your telescope! Your scientific results will be sought by professional astronomers.
A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes
A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes write by Martin Peston. This book was released on 2010-04-28. A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a comprehensive introductory guide to "choosing and using" a series LXD55 or LXD75 computer-controlled ("goto") telescope, containing a wealth of useful information for both beginners and more advanced practical amateur astronomers. The manufacturer’s manuals are not nearly detailed enough to be of real help to beginners. No other book offers advanced techniques for more experienced LXD series users.
A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars
A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars write by James Mullaney. This book was released on 2007-05-26. A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Both beginning/novice amateur astronomers (at the level of Astronomy and Night Sky magazine readers), as well as more advanced amateur astronomers (level of Sky and Telescope) will find this book invaluable and fascinating. It includes detailed up-to-date information on sources, selection and use of virtually every major type, brand and model of such instruments on today’s market. The book also includes details on the latest released telescope lines, e.g. the 10-, 12-, 14- and 16-inch aperture models of the Meade LX-R series. As a former editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines, the author is the ideal person to write this book.
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction write by Richard Handy. This book was released on 2007-06-12. Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents the amateur with fine examples of astronomical sketches and step-by-step tutorials in each medium, including pencil, pen and ink, chalks and pastels, painting and computer graphics programs. This unique book can teach almost anyone to create beautiful sketches of celestial objects by following simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Readers can select a chapter related to their preferred class of object, and rapidly learn techniques in several media. Each chapter contains useful information regarding equipment, techniques for preserving and archiving sketches, and suggestions for accurate record keeping.
Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them
Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them write by Martin Mobberley. This book was released on 2007-08-03. Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the ultimate, easy-to-read guide for "eclipse-chasers" which includes everything an eclipse chaser needs. There are some important eclipses coming up in the years ahead and the technology available to amateur astronomers is improving fast. The book provides "eclipse virgins" with a good feeling for what a trip abroad to an eclipse is like – including a humorous look at all the things that can and have gone wrong. Travel details are included, essential in these days of high-security. And of course the first part of the book contains a wealth of information about solar eclipses and what can be observed only during a total eclipse.
