Instrumenten
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Astronomy's quest for sharp images
INS0374 Pierre Léna
Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images,…
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Space Telescopes
INS0372 Neil English
Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to d…
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Europe to the Stars
INS0370 Govert Schilling and Lars Lindberg Christensen
ESO is Europe’s portal to the stars. Here astronomers from fifteen countries join forces to unravel the secrets of the Universe by building the largest telescopes on Earth, designing sensitiv…
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Observational Astronomy
INS0365 D.Scott Birney Guillermo Gonzalez David Oesper
The long-awaited second edition of this well-received textbook gives a thorough introduction to observational astronomy. Starting with the basics of positional astronomy and systems of time, it con…
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The E-ELT construction proposal
INS0360 the E-ELT project office
Extremely Large Telescopes are considered worldwide as one of the highest priorities in ground-based astronomy. They will vastly advance astrophysical knowledge, allowing detailed studies of subjec…
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Small Telescopes and Astronomical Research
INS0355 RussellM. Genet, Jolyon M. Johnson, & Vera Wallen
This book chronicles the remarkable resurgence in small telescope astronomical research sparked by three technical breakthroughs: compact Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, personal computers, and affo…
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V200SR
INS0350 Joost Verheyden
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Corot-mons-most
INS0340 Christiaan Sterken
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Wide-Field Astrophotography: Exposing the Universe Starting With a Common Camera
INS0320 Robert Reeves
The easiest way to capture the night sky on film is to use an ordinary 35-mm camera with interchangeable lenses. Such equipment affords a wide field of view, making easy work of imaging constellati…
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The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy (Practical Astronomy)
INS0315 David Ratledge
The book is welcome, as the number of practical guides to the use of a CCD camera is still strictly limited and mostly based on American products.... A well produced and error-free book."…
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Video Astronomy (Sky & Telescope Observer's Guides)
INS0310 Steve Massey , Thomas A. Dobbins , Eric J. Douglass
This book is a thorough guide to capturing images of the night sky on video. The authors, all experienced backyard skygazers and astronomical imagers, examine video technology pa…
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The New CCD Astronomy: How to Capture the Stars With a CCD Camera in Your Own Backyard
INS0300 Ron Wodaski
It contains everything you need to know to become proficient at CCD imaging. Hundreds of detailed illustrations show you how to select equipment, take pictures, and process your images with a…
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Les grands observatoires du monde
INS0290 Brunier
Scruter le ciel et observer l'invisible. Ce rêve devint réalité au XVIIe siècle avec la lunette de Galilée, le premier instrument optique de l'histo…
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Der Himmel auf Erden: Die Welt der Planetarien
INS0280 Ludwig Meier
Jährlich 60 Millionen Besucher, 200 000 Sitzplätze weltweit - die Anziehungskraft der Planetarien auf die Menschen war und bleibt ununterbrochen.
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Making & Enjoying Telescopes: 6 Complete Projects & A Stargazer's Guide
INS0270 Robert Miller , Kenneth Wilson
This guide for the backyard astronomer provides basic information, offers activity ideas, and gives construction details and assembly drawings for six telescopes.…
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The Dobsonian Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes
INS0260 David Kriege , Richard Berry
This book tells how you can build a state-of-the-art Dobsonian telescope using readily available materials and supplies. Every step of construction is detailedin photographs and diagrams, and the u…
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Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes: A Manual for Optical Evaluation and Adjustment
INS0250 Harold Richard Suiter
Many observers harbor misgivings about their telescope. The manufacturer may have guaranteed accuracy to one-quarter wavelength or as diffraction-limited but most telescope users have, at best, onl…
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Amateur Telescope Making (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
INS0240 Stephen Tonkin
Many amateur astronomers make their own instruments, either because of financial considerations or because they are just interested. Amateur Telescope Making offers a variety of designs for t…
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Advanced Telescope Making Techniques
INS0231 G. Kenneth Hawkings , Allan Mackintosh
This book is an compilation of articles from the newsletter "Maksutov Circulars", a telescope building organization dedicated originally to building Maksutov telscopes, an original, creat…
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Advanced Telescope Making Techniques
INS0230 Mackintosh
This book is an compilation of articles from the newsletter "Maksutov Circulars", a telescope building organization dedicated originally to building Maksutov telscopes, an original, creat…
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Astronomical Optics
INS0210 Daniel J. Schroeder
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Interferometry (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics)
INS0200 W. H. Steel
This is an extensively revised, updated and enlarged edition of Dr Steel's popular textbook on interferometry. The book provides a general treatment th…
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Schall/bild Optik
INS0180 Lingen
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De tijd
INS0170 Goudsmit, Claiborne
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Sun Moon & Tides: A Collection of Working Models to Cut Out & Glue Together
INS0160 Gerald Jenkins , Magdalen Bear
Featuring a collection of models to make, they tell the time from the sun during the day and the moon at night. Another mimics the motion of the sun and mo…
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Sun Dials and Time Dials: A Collection of Working Models to Cut and Glue Together
INS0150 Gerald Jenkins , Magdalen Bear
A collection of working models of sundials and timedials to be cut out and glued. The models include polar, equatorial, sunbeam equatorial, traditional, th…
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Progress in Telescope and Instrumentation Technol.
INS0140 Ulrich M.-H. (ed.)
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Active and Adaptive Optics
INS0130 Merkle F. (ed.)
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High Resolution Imaging by Interferometry II (II)
INS0125 Beckers, Merkle (ed.)
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High-Resolution Imaging by Interferometry II (I)
INS0120 Beckers, Merkle (ed.)
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ESO Workshop on High Resolution Spectroscopy with the VLT: Garching, 11-13 February 1992 : proceedings (ESO conference and workshop proceedings)
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Unusual Telescopes
INS0100 Peter L. Manly
In this book, Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescope designs. These are telescopes built by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need. There is, for instance, an i…
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Astronomical Photometry, A Guide (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
INS0090 C. Sterken , J. Manfroid
Small and large telescopes are being installed all around the world. Astronomers have thus acquired better access to more modern equipment; not in the leas…
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Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories
INS0090 Philip S. Harrington
Call it a rite of passage. Call it the first step on an exciting journey. Call it what you want, but buying a first telescope is a leap of faith. For the beginning astronomer it is a gamble -…
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Van Glasschijf tot Telescoop
INS0080 Kuit P.W.M.
Van glasschijf tot telescoop : praktische handleiding voor het slijpen, paraboliseren en testen van spiegels voor telescopen en voor de bouw van een Newton-type kijker met Dobson-montering
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Telescope Optics : Complete Manual for Amateur Astronomers
INS0070 Harrie G. J. Rutten , Martin A. M. Van Venrooij
Into this breach step Rutten and van Venrooij, two Dutch astronomers who wanted to know more about optics but found that resources were generally…
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The Amateur Astronomer and his Telescope
INS0068 Gunter D.Roth
Cet Exellent petit ouvrage, traduit de l'allemand, est un guide pour l'amateur, surtout le débutant, qui désire se procurer une lunette ou un télescopeet commencer des …
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Bouw je eigen sterrekijker
INS0066 Alders J.C.
In dit boek dat op vele vragen antwoord geeft, vindt men de constructie van de refractor en de spiegeltelescoop en het slijpen van de spiegels, alles binnen het kunnen van de amateur.…
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Bouw je eigen sterrekijker
INS0065 Alder J.C.
In dit boek dat op vele vragen antwoord geeft, vindt men de constructie van de refractor en de spiegeltelescoop en het slijpen van de spiegels, alles binnen het kunnen van de amateur.…
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Sterrenkijkers zelf maken
INS0060 Vermeersch Theo
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High Speed Astronomical Photometry (Cambridge Astrophysics)
INS0050 Brian Warner
The author has pioneered the measurement of brightness variations in stars over very short time scales and in this book he discusses the applications of as…
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Binoculars and All Purpose Telescopes
INS0040 Henry E. Paul , Greg Stone
Describes the structure and special features of a variety of binoculars and telescopes and discusses the use of these instruments for studying birds, stars, architecture and in other activities.…
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European Southern Observatory
INS0030 Woltjer L. (ed.)
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De ESO 16-m VLT Optische Telescoop
INS0020 Woltjer L. (ed.)
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De telescoop
INS0010 Smid S.
Planetarium and fulldome
In a planetarium the visitors are, lying in reclining chairs, inside a projection dome on which astronomical shows are projected.