Books by Philip S. Harrington
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| Topics covered | On-line Bonus Material | Recommended reading |
Topics covered
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Telescope care, maintenance, and storage
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How to collimate telescopes
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Optical testing
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Star test
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Ronchi test
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Traveling with a telescope
Recommended reading
Books
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Astronomy Hacks; Thompson, R. and Thompson, B.; O'Reilly Media, 2005; ISBN 0596100604.
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How to Use a Computerized Telescope; Covington, M.; Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd), 2002; ISBN 0521007909.
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Perspectives on Collimation; Menard, V. and D'Auria, T.; self-published, 1993. Order directly from the authors (Vic Menard, 2311 - 23rd Avenue, West Bradenton, FL 34205 or Tippy D'Auria, 1051 NW 145th Street, Miami, FL 33168) or from Tectron Telescopes.
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Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes; Suiter, H.; Willmann-Bell, 1994; ISBN 0943396441. (warning: technical)
Web sites
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A freeware program by Cor Berrevoets from Ritthem, Netherlands, that generates star-testing images to show the effects of aberrations (distortions) influencing the quality of a telescope's performance.
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A great resource for those who want to get a little more out of this popular telescope mount.
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Top Ten Ways of Improving Newtonian Telescope Optics by Dick Suiter