Setting-up a Small Observatory: From Concept to Construction
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-68621-9
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Every amateur astronomer who is considering a purpose-built observatory will find this book absolutely invaluable during both the planning and the construction stages. Drawing on David Arditti’s practical experience and that of many other amateur astronomers, it gives invaluable help in making all the important decisions. To begin with, Setting up a Small Observatory addresses what you really need from an observatory, whether to build or buy, what designs you should consider, and where you should site it. Uniquely, it also considers the aesthetics of an amateur observatory: how to make it fit in with your home, garden, and yard, even disguising it as a more common garden building if necessary.
Subject: Physics and Astronomy, Observatories, amateur astronomer guide, building a telescope dome, building an observatory, observatory construction, telescope equipment set-up, tools for amateur astronomers, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy
