LEADER 03851nam 22005535 450 001 9910349509003321 005 20200701182209.0 010 $a3-030-23557-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-23557-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000009273729 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-23557-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5896976 035 $a(PPN)258851104 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009273729 100 $a20190914d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe ShortTube 80 Telescope $eA User's Guide /$fby Neil T. English 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 243 p. 111 illus., 100 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x1431-9756 311 $a3-030-23556-4 327 $aPreface -- Acknowledgements -- 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 -- Chapter 5 Improving the High-Power Performance of the ShortTube 80 -- Chapter 6 Watching the Sun -- Chapter 7 Exploring the Moon and the Planets -- Chapter 8 Realm of the Double Stars -- Chapter 9 A Computerized ShortTube 80; The ETX 80 -- Chapter 10 Imaging with the ShortTube 80 -- Chapter 11 Souping Up the ShortTube 80 -- Chapter 12 Founding Days -- Chapter 13 The Little ?Scope that Could -- Index. 330 $aWelcome to the first comprehensive guide to one of the world?s most popular telescopes: the ShortTube 80 refractor. With its ultra-portability, versatility, and relatively low cost, this telescope continues to delight generations of stargazers. Starting in the field under a dark sky, the author walks the reader through a typical evening of stargazing, where the ShortTube 80 brings many astronomical treasures into focus. From there, he provides an in?depth account of the optical properties of the ShortTube 80 refractor and the accessories and mounting arrangements that maximize its potential both as a spotting ?scope by day and an astronomical ?scope by night. The main text discusses how the versatile ShortTube 80 can be used to study deep sky objects, the Sun, the Moon, bright planets and even high-resolution projects, where the instrument's features can be optimized for the observation of tight double and multiple stars. It explores how the ShortTube 80 can image targets using camera phones, DSLRs and dedicated astronomical CCD imagers. Packed with practical advice gained from years of firsthand stargazing experience, this book demonstrates exactly why ShortTube 80 has remained a firm favorite among amateur astronomers for over three decades, and why it is likely to remain popular for many years to come. 410 0$aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x1431-9756 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 676 $a520 676 $a522.29 700 $aEnglish$b Neil T$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0838596 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910349509003321 996 $aThe ShortTube 80 Telescope$92544755 997 $aUNINA