@article{696197,
      recid = {696197},
      author = {Hopkins, Jeffrey L.,},
      title = {Using commercial amateur astronomical spectrographs  [electronic resource]  /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxxiv, 278 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {Amateur astronomers interested in learning more about  astronomical spectroscopy now have the guide they need. It  provides detailed information about how to get started  inexpensively with low-resolution spectroscopy, and then  how to move on to more advanced high-resolution  spectroscopy. Uniquely, the instructions concentrate very  much on the practical aspects of using  commercially-available spectroscopes, rather than simply  explaining how spectroscopes work. The book includes a  clear explanation of the laboratory theory behind  astronomical spectrographs, and goes on to extensively  cover the practical application of astronomical  spectroscopy in detail. Four popular and reasonably-priced  commercially available diffraction grating spectrographs  are used as examples. The first is a low-resolution  transmission diffraction grating, the Star Analyser  spectrograph. The second is an inexpensive fiber optic  coupled bench spectrograph that can be used to learn more  about spectroscopy. The third is a newcomer, the ALPY 600  spectrograph. The fourth spectrograph considered is at the  other end of the market both in performance and cost, the  high-resolution Lhires III. While considerably more  expensive, this is a popular and excellent scientific  instrument, that allows more advanced amateur astronomers  to produce scientifically valuable data. With all of these  tools in place, the amateur astronomer is well-prepared to  forger deeper into the night sky using spectroscopy.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/696197},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01442-5},
}