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A Buyer’s and User’s Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & BinocularsIntroduction

A Buyer’s and User’s Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars: Introduction [This book is offered as a no-nonsense practical guide to the selection and use of telescopes and binoculars for stargazing. But these devices should not be looked upon as yet more gadgets to add to our collection of modern technical possessions. Rightly viewed, they are truly magical instruments, for they are literally “spaceships of the mind,” “time machines,” and “windows on creation” that allow their users to roam the universe in what is surely the next best thing to actually being there!] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Buyer’s and User’s Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & BinocularsIntroduction

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Publisher
Springer London
Copyright
© Springer-Verlag London Limited 2007
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978-1-84628-439-7
Pages
3 –8
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84628-707-7_1
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Abstract

[This book is offered as a no-nonsense practical guide to the selection and use of telescopes and binoculars for stargazing. But these devices should not be looked upon as yet more gadgets to add to our collection of modern technical possessions. Rightly viewed, they are truly magical instruments, for they are literally “spaceships of the mind,” “time machines,” and “windows on creation” that allow their users to roam the universe in what is surely the next best thing to actually being there!]

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Optical Component; Primary Mirror; Degrade Image Quality; Astronomical Telescope; Star Test

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