The 20-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope: A Practical Observing Guide

Manly, Peter L.

ISBN 10: 0521433606 / ISBN 13: 9780521433600

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The 20-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope: A Practical Observing Guide
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521433606
• ISBN 13: 9780521433600
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 21 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

This is a guide to the use of the most popular type of telescope in the world, the 20-cm (8-in) Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Peter Manly takes the telescope owner through all aspects of using the telescope in easy stages.It starts with techniques for viewing the Moon, then takes the observer through our planetary system, and on to the deep sky, where nebulae and galaxies are treated extensively. A full range of telescope accessories and detectors is desxcribed together with advice on their use.