The ShortTube 80 Telescope : A User's Guide / Neil T. English.
English, Neil T.
2019
Q162
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Title The ShortTube 80 Telescope : A User's Guide / Neil T. English.
Author English, Neil T.
ISBN 9783030235574
3030235572
9783030235567
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23
Publication Details Cham : Springer, 2019.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (248 pages).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-23
Call Number Q162
Dewey Decimal Classification 522/.29
Summary Welcome to the first comprehensive guide to one of the worlds most popular telescopes: the ShortTube 80 refractor. With its ultra-portability, versatility, and relatively low cost, this telescope continues to delight generations of stargazers. Starting in the field under a dark sky, the author walks the reader through a typical evening of stargazing, where the ShortTube 80 brings many astronomical treasures into focus. From there, he provides an in–depth account of the optical properties of the ShortTube 80 refractor and the accessories and mounting arrangements that maximize its potential both as a spotting 'scope by day and an astronomical 'scope by night. The main text discusses how the versatile ShortTube 80 can be used to study deep sky objects, the Sun, the Moon, bright planets and even high-resolution projects, where the instrument's features can be optimized for the observation of tight double and multiple stars. It explores how the ShortTube 80 can image targets using camera phones, DSLRs and dedicated astronomical CCD imagers. Packed with practical advice gained from years of firsthand stargazing experience, this book demonstrates exactly why ShortTube 80 has remained a firm favorite among amateur astronomers for over three decades, and why it is likely to remain popular for many years to come.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Under a Dark Sky; Chapter 2: The Anatomy of a ShortTube 80; Chapter 3: Mounting the ShortTube 80; Chapter 4: Exploring the Deep Sky; Observing Variable Stars with the ShortTube 80; Eclipsing Variable Stars; Pulsating Variables; Long Period Variables; Novae; The Celestial Sphere; When and Where to Observe; Atmospheric Seeing; Making Sketches; Favorite Seasonal Targets for the ShortTube 80; The Engagement Ring; Messier 51; Messiers 81 & 82, an Unlikely Coupling; Messier 64, the Black Eye Galaxy; Zeta Ursae Majoris; Polaris A & B

Messier 88 & 91Messier 68; Y Canum Venaticorum, La Superba; Messier 3; Messier 13, Jewel of the Northern Sky; M44, the Beehive Cluster/Praesepe: A Spectacular Open Cluster; Melotte 20 (the Alpha Persei Association); Messier 53; Messier 49; A Trio of Galaxies in Leo; Another Trio in Leo; M63, a Sunflower in the Sky; Messier 97, the Owl Nebula; Messier 94; Melotte 111, the Coma Star Cluster; Messier 53; Messier 101; M57, the Ring Nebula; NGC 6826, the Blinking Planetary; Messier 39; NGC 6939; NGC 6940; NGC 7000, the North America Nebula; The Veil Nebula

NGC 6992, the Brightest Section of the VeilMessier 10 and 12; Messier 11, the Wild Duck Cluster; Messier 29; Messier 6, the Butterfly Cluster; Messier 14; NGC 6633; Messier 25; Messier 17, Omega or Swan Nebula; Messier 18; NGC 6572; Messier 24, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud; Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula; Messier 55; NGC 6819; NGC 6866, the Frigate Cluster; NGC 6871; M45, the Glorious Pleiades; Melotte 25, the Hyades Cluster; M31, M32, and M110: The Andromeda Galaxy Family; Stock 23, Pazmino's Cluster; NGC 1342; Messier 33, the Pinwheel Galaxy; Caldwell 14, the Glorious Double Cluster

NGC 752M76, the Little Dumbbell Nebula; Collinder 399, the Coathanger, Brocchi's Cluster; M27, the Dumbbell Nebula; Mu Cephei, the Garnet Star; Messier 15; 31 Cygni; Albireo, Beta Cygni; 61 Cygni; NGC 7662, the Blue Snowball; Messier 74; Messier 71; Messier 34; NGC 2419; NGC 2403; Messier 42, the Great Nebula in Orion; M43; Collinder 70; NGC 1981; Messier 35; NGC 2395; NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula; M36, M37, and M38: A Trio of Messier Open Clusters in Auriga; NGC 2281; NGC 2286; NGC 2301; Messier 47; Messier 46; Messier 48; NGC 2439; Melotte 71; Messier 50; NGC 2345; NGC 2353; NGC 2354

NGC 2383NGC 2384; NGC 2395; NGC 2420; NGC 2362; NGC 2420; NGC 2423; NGC 457, the E. T. Cluster; NGC 2237-9, the Rosette Nebula/Caldwell 49; NGC 2236; NGC 2302; NGC 2169; Messier 41; NGC 2281; NGC 2266; NGC 3079; Messier 67; How About a Messier Marathon?; Chapter 5: Improving the High-Power Performance of the ShortTube 80; Eyepieces; Color Filters; Reducing Stray Light; Collimation; Chapter 6: Watching the Sun; White Light Solar Observing; Chapter 7: Exploring the Moon and the Planets; Observing the Moon; Lunar Occultations; Jupiter Watching; Observing Saturn; Observing Mars, the Red Planet; Observing Venus

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