Ebook: The 20-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. A practical observing quide

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1994. — 264+XVIII p. (249 in file)
This is a guide to the use of the most popular telescope in the world, the 20-cm (8-in) Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. This compact instrument revolutionized amateur astronomy and astrophotography, and more than ten thousand are purchased each year. Peter Manly, a devotee and keen user of the Schmidt-Cassegrain, takes the telescope owner through all aspects of using the telescope in easy stages.
Contents:
History and development of the 20-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain;
First observation - the Moon;
Planets, double stars and other bright things;
Deep sky;
A couple of interesting problems;
Some accessories for the telescope;
Observing with friends;
Projects;
Photography;
Photometers, computers, image intesifiers and television;
и 10 полезных приложений с источниками информации, каталогами, практическими советами.Пропущено около 30 страниц в разных местах.