Small Astronomical Observatories: Amateur and Professional Designs and Constructions

✍ Scribed by Dennis Allen (auth.), Patrick Moore (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Leaves: 228
Series: Practical Astronomy
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

In Small Astronomical Observatories, Patrick Moore has collected descriptions of amateur and small professional observatories currently in use in Europe and America, showing how many astronomers have built their own observatory, often with effective and sometimes extraordinary improvisations to reduce the cost. There is a photograph of each, along with details of its construction and a foreword written by Patrick Moore. In addition to providing a fascinating study for its own sake, SmallAstronomical Observatories offers a unique fund of ideas and practical details for anyone who wants to build an amateur or small professional observatory.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
A Practical Roll-off Roof Observatory in Michigan, USA....Pages 1-12
Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucester, England....Pages 13-22
A Solar Observatory with a Slide Roof in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland....Pages 23-27
The Edenvale Observatory in Edenvale, South Africa....Pages 29-36
A Roll-off Roof Observatory in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA....Pages 37-43
A Suburban Observatory in Worcester Park, England....Pages 45-58
A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England....Pages 59-64
The Taunton School Radio Astronomy Observatory in Taunton, England....Pages 65-73
The Starlight CCD Observatory in Binfield, England....Pages 75-92
The University of Hertfordshire Observatory in Bayfordbury, England....Pages 93-102
An Amateur Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome....Pages 103-114
A Glass Fibre Dome for a 260mm, 1.9m Focal Length Reflecting Telescope....Pages 115-124
Chigwell School Observatory in Chigwell, England....Pages 125-134
The Torquay Boys’ Grammar School Observatory....Pages 135-143
Patrick Moore’s Observatory in Selsey, England....Pages 145-152
A Deep-Sky Observatory....Pages 153-162
Worth Hill Observatory....Pages 163-166
Red Hill Observatory....Pages 167-172
Powys Country Observatory....Pages 173-176
A Large Run-off Shed Observatory for a 0.49m Newtonian....Pages 177-186
Tenagra Observatory....Pages 187-197
The Observatory at Birr Castle in Co. Offaly, Ireland....Pages 199-201
A Lancashire Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome....Pages 203-213
A Solar Observatory....Pages 215-221
The Carter Observatory — One That Didn’t Make It....Pages 223-225
Back Matter....Pages 227-229

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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