Classic Telescopes
Classic Telescopes

Author: Neil English

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-08-30

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1461444241

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Classic telescopes are of interest to amateur astronomers for a variety of reasons. There are the dedicated collectors, but there are also many amateurs who love the nostalgia they inspire. These telescopes "feel" different from any contemporary telescope and perhaps have a unique ability to reconnect the owner to a bygone age of craftmanship. This book takes a look at traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the dynastic telescope makers, including Dollond, Alvan Clark, Thomas Cooke & Sons, and Carl Zeiss. Also included are lesser luminaries such as John Brashear, John Calver, William Wray, Henry Fitz, and William Henry Mogey. 'Classic Telescopes' covers the key features of the telescopes designed by these manufacturers, and shows how a heady combination of market trends, instrument condition, and pedigree will dictate their prices at auction. 'Classic Telescopes' also shows the reader how to find real bargains! Interviews with top classic telescope collectors (and users) provide the best tips of prospecting for a genuine acquisition.

Space Telescopes
Space Telescopes

Author: Neil English

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 3319278142

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Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to "see" beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we meet the pioneers and the telescopes that were built around their ideas. This book looks at space telescopes not simply chronologically but also in order of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it possible to understand better why they were made.

The ShortTube 80 Telescope
The ShortTube 80 Telescope

Author: Neil T. English

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9783030235567

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Welcome to the first comprehensive guide to one of the world’s most popular telescopes: the ShortTube 80 refractor. With its ultra-portability, versatility, and relatively low cost, this telescope continues to delight generations of stargazers. Starting in the field under a dark sky, the author walks the reader through a typical evening of stargazing, where the ShortTube 80 brings many astronomical treasures into focus. From there, he provides an in–depth account of the optical properties of the ShortTube 80 refractor and the accessories and mounting arrangements that maximize its potential both as a spotting ‘scope by day and an astronomical ‘scope by night. The main text discusses how the versatile ShortTube 80 can be used to study deep sky objects, the Sun, the Moon, bright planets and even high-resolution projects, where the instrument's features can be optimized for the observation of tight double and multiple stars. It explores how the ShortTube 80 can image targets using camera phones, DSLRs and dedicated astronomical CCD imagers. Packed with practical advice gained from years of firsthand stargazing experience, this book demonstrates exactly why ShortTube 80 has remained a firm favorite among amateur astronomers for over three decades, and why it is likely to remain popular for many years to come.

The Incredible Story of Telescopes
The Incredible Story of Telescopes

Author: Greg Roza

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2003-12-15

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1435873777

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The world of optical, radio, and space telescopes will be on view for students in this fascinating story. From the first telescopes of Galileo and Newton to today’s giant twin Keck telescopes in Hawaii, readers will learn about the workings of lenses and mirrors. The book also looks at how a primary mirror is made, why the dish of a radio telescope needs to be wide, and how the Hubble Space Telescope gives astronomers sharper images than do telescopes on Earth.

Unusual Telescopes
Unusual Telescopes

Author: Peter L. Manly

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-04-27

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780521483933

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Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescopes designed by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need.

Telescopes
Telescopes

Author: Carla Mooney

Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published: 2019-01-25

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1731602944

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An in-depth look at the design and engineering of massive scientific telescopes. Addresses the obstacles of construction, the impact on society, and the science of engineering such superstructures.

The Telescope
The Telescope

Author: Geoff Andersen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780691129792

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A history of the telescope includes discussion of such related topics as the dark-adapted human eye, interferometry, adaptive optics, and remote sensing.