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This chapter discusses the objectives of the book and talks about the role the amateur astronomer can play in the larger astronomical community and how you can provide valuable observations using remotely located or remotely controlled observatories. This chapter also introduces the concept of building and operating your own remote-controlled observatory, and outlines the scope of the discussion within the book.
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Further Reading
Arditti D (2007) Setting-up a small observatory. Springer
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Sierra Remote Observatories, www.sierra-remote.com
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Celestron, http://www.celestron.com/
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Hotech Corp, http://www.hotechusa.com/
Howie Glatter’s Laser Collimators, http://www.collimator.com/
Innovations Foresight LLC, http://www.innovationsforesight.com/
IOptron, http://www.ioptron.com/
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Shelyak Instruments, http://pagesperso-orange.fr/shelyak/en/index.html
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Software Bisque, http://www.bisque.com/
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Stellarvue, http://www.stellarvue.com/
Tele Vue Optics, http://www.televue.com/
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William Optics, http://www.williamoptics.com/
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Hubbell, G.R., Williams, R.J., Billard, L.M. (2015). Introduction to Remote Observatories for the Amateur Astronomer. In: Remote Observatories for Amateur Astronomers. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21906-6_1
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