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- The perfect starting point for first-time spectroscope users, with no heavy mathematics and with information on how to buy and use an entry-level spectroscope, which costs $150 vs. the $1,500+ of more advanced types
- Describes how to buy and use an entry-level spectroscope
- Includes specific details on the transmission filters for cameras and telescopes
- Packed with practical tips on how to use simple commercial grating spectroscopes
- Presents clear worked-through examples of how to analyze spectra from the stars and planets
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium
Ken M. Harrison
About the author
An avid amateur astronomer, Ken Harrison was born in Scotland where he trained as a mechanical engineer. He has been designing and building telescopes since the early 1960's and has built a series of spectroscopes for use on medium-sized amateur telescopes. He was Section Director of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, Australia, Astrophotographic Section for ten years and past president of the society. Harrison's university thesis (and his first publication) was Design and Construction of the Isaac Newton 98-inch Telescope (Strathclyde University, 1970). Since then he has published articles on optical design including "Blink Comparison" (BAA Journal Vol. 87, pg. 94) and "Method of Radially Supporting Large Mirrors" (Vol. 87, p. 154). He has made contributions to the Astronomical Society of Victoria Newslettre and was for three years the Editor of the 'N'Daba' newsletter of the Natal Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. His first book for Springer, called Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs (2010) serves as a useful companion to this volume.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Grating Spectroscopes and How to Use Them
Authors: Ken M. Harrison
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1397-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1396-7Published: 02 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1397-4Published: 02 March 2012
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 167
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 87 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy, Spectroscopy and Microscopy
Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Electronics