Overview

In Small Astronomical Observatories, Patrick Moore has collected descriptions of amateur and small professional observatories currently in use in Europe and America, showing how many astronomers have built their own observatory, often with effective and sometimes extraordinary improvisations to reduce the cost. There is a photograph of each, along with details of its construction and a foreword written by Patrick Moore. In addition to providing a fascinating study for its own sake, Small Astronomical Observatories offers a unique fund of ideas and practical details for anyone who wants to build an amateur or small professional observatory.

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Author:   Patrick Moore
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Edition. ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9783540199137

ISBN 10:   3540199136
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   16 August 1996
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 A Practical Roll-off Roof Observatory in Michigan, USA.- 2 Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucester, England.- 3 A Solar Observatory with a Slide Roof in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.- 4 The Edenvale Observatory in Edenvale, South Africa.- 5 A Roll-off Roof Observatory in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA.- 6 A Suburban Observatory in Worcester Park, England.- 7 A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England.- 8 The Taunton School Radio Astronomy Observatory in Taunton, England.- 9 The Starlight CCD Observatory in Binfield, England.- 10 The University of Hertfordshire Observatory in Bayfordbury, England.- 11 An Amateur Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome.- 12 A Glass Fibre Dome for a 260mm, 1.9m Focal Length Reflecting Telescope.- 13 Chigwell School Observatory in Chigwell, England.- 14 The Torquay Boys' Grammar School Observatory.- 15 Patrick Moore's Observatory in Selsey, England.- 16 A Deep-Sky Observatory.- 17 Worth Hill Observatory.- 18 Red Hill Observatory.- 19 Powys County Observatory.- 20 A Large Run-off Shed Observatory for a 0.49m Newtonian.- 21 Tenagra Observatory.- 22 The Observatory at Birr Castle in Co. Offaly, Ireland.- 23 A Lancashire Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome.- 24 A Solar Observatory.- 25 The Carter Observatory - One That Didn't Make It.- Contributors.

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This is not book for the light-hearted, the weray or the poor man, but most certainly for the dreamer ! The reviewer greatly enjoyed the book and is sure that many others will do the same. Irish Astronomical Journal

""This is not book for the light-hearted, the weray or the poor man, but most certainly for the dreamer ! The reviewer greatly enjoyed the book and is sure that many others will do the same."" Irish Astronomical Journal

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