Using the Meade Etx: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty Etx 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Weasner, Mike (Author), Sherrod, P. C. (Contribution by), Seymour, R. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1852333510 ISBN-13: 9781852333515 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 Annotation: In 1996 Meade, the world's largest astronomical telescope manufacturer, introduced the ETX, a low-cost and genuinely portable instrument capable of results close to the theoretical limits of optical performance, Mike Weasner is a world expert on the ETX range, and describes the "best" 100 objects to start with, and offers hints and tips about using and looking after the telescope to get the best possible results. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Star Observation - Science | Astronomy - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
Dewey: 522.2 |
LCCN: 2001045963 |
Series: Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.15" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 210 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1996 Meade, the world's largest astronomical telescope manufacturer, introduced the ETX, a low-cost and genuinely portable instrument capable of results close to the theoretical limits of optical performance. Since then several different models have been introduced, most of them controlled by on-board computers that automatically point the telescope at objects selected from a database of 12,000. Unfortunately not all these objects are visible when looking through the ETX! (They are included because they can be imaged with special equipment.) Mike Weasner is a world expert on the ETX range, and describes the "best" 100 objects to start with, and offers hints and tips about using and looking after the telescope to get the best possible results. |