The Vixen Star Book User Guide (eBook)
XII, 292 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-21593-8 (ISBN)
This book is for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning, a Vixen Star Book Ten telescope mount or its predecessor. A revolution in amateur astronomy has occurred in the past decade with the wide availability of high tech, computer-driven, Go-To telescopes. Vixen Optics is leading the way by offering the Star Book Ten system, with its unique star map graphics software. The Star Book Ten is the latest version of computer telescope control using star map graphics as a user interface, first introduced in the original Star Book first offered in 2003.
The increasingly complicated nature of this software means that learning to optimize this program is not straightforward, and yet the resulting views when all features are correctly deployed can be phenomenal. After a short history of computerized Go-To telescopes for the consumer amateur astronomer market, Chen offers a treasury of technical information. His advice, tips, and solutions aid the user in getting the most out of the Star Book Ten system in observing sessions.
James Chen is retired from the Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration where he worked as a Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. A guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design and optical filters, he wrote a short Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design November 1989 and served as a sales consultant to two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years. He is the author of 'How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites' and 'A Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects'.
Adam Chen is Program Manager of media support for NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. He was creator and executive producer of major NASA publications including the book and web-book application documenting the history of the Space Shuttle Program 'Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program'.
James Chen is retired from the Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration where he worked as a Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. A guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design and optical filters, he wrote a short Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design November 1989 and served as a sales consultant to two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years. He is the author of "How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites" and "A Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects". Adam Chen is Program Manager of media support for NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. He was creator and executive producer of major NASA publications including the book and web-book application documenting the history of the Space Shuttle Program “Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program”.
Brief History of Vixen Computerized Telescope Mounts for Amateurs.- Backyard Astronomy Basics.- Introduction to the Star Book-TEN.- Basic Operation of the Star Book-TEN.- Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book-TEN.- Introduction to the Original Star Book.- Basic Operation of the Star Book.- Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book.- Notes on the Star Book-One and Star Book-S systems.- Accessories for Vixen Mounts.- Mounting Other Optical Tubes on the Vixen Mounts.- Maintenance and Care of the Star Book mounts.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 292 p. 276 illus., 271 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Computerized Mount Control • Computerized Observing of the Sky • go-to telescopes • LCD Screen Portable Reference Star Chart • Mounts for Astronomical Observing • Programs for Amateur Astronomers • SPHINX Go-to system • Star Map Software • Star Tracking with Telescopes |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-21593-0 / 3319215930 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-21593-8 / 9783319215938 |
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