Setting-Up a Small Observatory : From Concept to Construction

David Arditti

ISBN 10: 0387345213 / ISBN 13: 9780387345215

Published by Springer Nature B.V., 2007

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Two books in this series, Small Astronomical Observatories, have been widely read and used. This new book by David Arditti gives the full story - how to chooseatelescope,howtoconstructanobservatoryforit,andhowtomakethe bestofitwhencompleted. Astronomyisthebestofallhobbies;itcantakeupasmuchtimeasyoulike- or as little. In any case, you will make many friends, and give yourself endless enjoyment. Tobeaproper'astronomer'youneedanobservatory,andthisbook tells you how to set about making one. Follow David Arditti's advice, and you willnotregretit. Here'stoclearskies! PatrickMoore ix Author'sPreface Books on amateur observatories are quite rare, and most, if not all of them, in the past, have taken the form of collections of articles on particular obser- tories authored by their builders. The two books on observatories in this series already published, Small Astronomical Observatories, and More Small Ast- nomical Observatories are of this type. While useful, a danger of this approach is that it leaves gaps, and can be inconsistent in style and coverage. Discussing it with John Watson, the UK astronomy editor for Springer, we considered that it might be time for a more systematic and logical approach to be taken to the subject. Discussing it with other practical astronomers, there was also a feeling that the coverage of the subject in print had not kept pace with the technical developments that have transformed amateur astronomy, at least for some, in the last couple of decades, and that the examples in print now seemed rather old-fashioned. This book is the result of these considerations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Setting-Up a Small Observatory : From Concept to Construction
• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V.
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387345213
• ISBN 13: 9780387345215
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 237W x 158H x 20D millimeters 237 millimeters width by 158 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 378 grams

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Synopsis

Two books in this series, Small Astronomical Observatories, have been widely read and used. This new book by David Arditti gives the full story – how to chooseatelescope,howtoconstructanobservatoryforit,andhowtomakethe bestofitwhencompleted. Astronomyisthebestofallhobbies;itcantakeupasmuchtimeasyoulike– or as little. In any case, you will make many friends, and give yourself endless enjoyment. Tobeaproper“astronomer”youneedanobservatory,andthisbook tells you how to set about making one. Follow David Arditti’s advice, and you willnotregretit. Here’stoclearskies! PatrickMoore ix Author’sPreface Books on amateur observatories are quite rare, and most, if not all of them, in the past, have taken the form of collections of articles on particular obser- tories authored by their builders. The two books on observatories in this series already published, Small Astronomical Observatories, and More Small Ast- nomical Observatories are of this type. While useful, a danger of this approach is that it leaves gaps, and can be inconsistent in style and coverage. Discussing it with John Watson, the UK astronomy editor for Springer, we considered that it might be time for a more systematic and logical approach to be taken to the subject. Discussing it with other practical astronomers, there was also a feeling that the coverage of the subject in print had not kept pace with the technical developments that have transformed amateur astronomy, at least for some, in the last couple of decades, and that the examples in print now seemed rather old-fashioned. This book is the result of these considerations.

About the Author

A physicist by training and specializing in materials science, David Arditti earns his living as a music writer and classical musician. He is a member of the British Astronomical Association and a committee member of the West of London Astronomical Society. He has written papers for the BAA Journal on the construction of small observatories.