How To Use A Computerized Telescope: Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 1
by Michael A. Covington /
2002 / English / PDF
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How to Use a Computerized Telescope describes how to get a
computerized telescope up-and-running, and how to embark on a
program of observation. Michael Covington explains in detail how
the sky moves, how a telescope tracks it, and how to get the most
out of any computerized telescope. Packed full of practical advice
and tips for troubleshooting, his book gives detailed instructions
for three popular telescopes: the Meade® LX200, Celestron^DCC
NexStar 5 and 8, and Meade® Autostar^DTM (ETX and LX90). Michael A.
Covington is an associate research scientist at the University of
Georgia. He is a computational linguist trained in the computer
processing of human language and the computer modeling of human
logical reasoning, and a widely recognized expert on the Prolog
programming language. He is the author of nine books including
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms, Seventh Edition
(Barron's, 2000), Astrophotography for the Amateur (Cambridge,
1999), PROLOG Programming in Depth (Simon & Schuster, 1996),
Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide (1993), and Syntactic Theory in
the High Middle Ages (Cambridge, 1985). A senior member of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Covington is a
Contributing Editor to, and former "Q&A" columnist of,
Poptronics magazine.
How to Use a Computerized Telescope describes how to get a
computerized telescope up-and-running, and how to embark on a
program of observation. Michael Covington explains in detail how
the sky moves, how a telescope tracks it, and how to get the most
out of any computerized telescope. Packed full of practical advice
and tips for troubleshooting, his book gives detailed instructions
for three popular telescopes: the Meade® LX200, Celestron^DCC
NexStar 5 and 8, and Meade® Autostar^DTM (ETX and LX90). Michael A.
Covington is an associate research scientist at the University of
Georgia. He is a computational linguist trained in the computer
processing of human language and the computer modeling of human
logical reasoning, and a widely recognized expert on the Prolog
programming language. He is the author of nine books including
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms, Seventh Edition
(Barron's, 2000), Astrophotography for the Amateur (Cambridge,
1999), PROLOG Programming in Depth (Simon & Schuster, 1996),
Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide (1993), and Syntactic Theory in
the High Middle Ages (Cambridge, 1985). A senior member of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Covington is a
Contributing Editor to, and former "Q&A" columnist of,
Poptronics magazine.
