Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Telescopes in general
- 1 Welcome to amateur astronomy!
- 2 How the sky moves
- 3 How telescopes track the stars
- 4 Using equatorial mounts and wedges
- 5 Telescope optics
- 6 Eyepieces and optical accessories
- 7 Astrophotography
- 8 Troubleshooting
- Part II Three classic telescopes
- Index
5 - Telescope optics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Telescopes in general
- 1 Welcome to amateur astronomy!
- 2 How the sky moves
- 3 How telescopes track the stars
- 4 Using equatorial mounts and wedges
- 5 Telescope optics
- 6 Eyepieces and optical accessories
- 7 Astrophotography
- 8 Troubleshooting
- Part II Three classic telescopes
- Index
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- How to Use a Computerized TelescopePractical Amateur Astronomy Volume 1, pp. 59 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002