How to Use a Computerized Telescope is the first handbook that
describes how to get your computerized telescope up and running,
and how to embark on a program of observation. It explains in
detail how the sky moves, how your telescope tracks it, and how to
get the most out of any computerized telescope. Packed full of
practical advice and tips for troubleshooting, it translates the
manufacturers'' technical jargon into easy-to-follow, step-by-step
instructions, and includes many of the author''s tried and tested
observing techniques. Early chapters explain how to test your
telescope''s optics, choose eyepieces and accessories, and diagnose
operational problems. The second half of the book then gives
detailed instructions for three classic telescopes: the Meade
LX200, Celestron NexStar 5 and 8, and Meade Autostar ETX and
LX90. Concentrating mainly on telescope operation and
troubleshooting, it is the ideal companion to Celestial Objects for
Modern Telescopes, also by Michael Covington.
目錄:
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 Classical Telescopes
9. Three that led the revolution
10. Meade LX200
11. Celestron NexStar 5 and 8
12. Meade Autostar ETX and LX90