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Author - James Chen: Retired Department of
the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration Radar and Surveillance Systems
Engineer. Former Program Manager for
Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corporation. Guest lecturer at local Washington
DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of
eyepiece design, optical filters, urban and suburban astronomy, and lunar observing. Author of an Astronomy Magazine article on
Dobsonian telescope design in November 1989 issue, and contributor to Astronomy
Technology Today magazine. First book,
published in June 2014 by Springer, entitled How to Find the Apollo Landings
Sites. Second book entitled A
Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects, is also available from
Springer. Third book entitled The
Vixen Star Book User Guide, is also available from Springer. Served as a part-time technical and sales
consultant for two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years.
Graphics Designer - Adam Chen: Former Program Manager of media support for
NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Creator and executive producer of major
NASA publications, including the book and web-book application documenting the
history of the Space Shuttle Program "Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle
Program". Served as graphics designer
for all three James L. Chen books.
Currently works in marketing for Brown Advisory, an investment firm in
Baltimore, MD.
Focuses on one of the latest computerized Go-To mounts and provides context for this advancement
Enables the backyard astronomer to align and operate a Celestron Evolution mount comfortably and locate the planets and deep sky objects with confidence
Covers one of the only WiFi capable telescope systems
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Telescope Mounts for Amateurs.- Chapter 2: A Review of Celestron GoTo
Computerized Telescopes.- Chapter 3: Introduction to the Celestron NexStar
Evolution and Sky Portal.- Chapter 4: Basic Operation of the Celestron NexStar
Evolution and SkyPortal App.- Chapter 5: Basic Operation of the Celestron
NexStar Evolution and NexStar+ Hand Control.- Chapter 6: Lessons Learned in
Using the Celestron NexStar Evolution and SkyPortal.- Chapter 7: Introduction
to the SkyPortal WiFi Module.- Chapter 8: Advanced WiFi Tricks.- Chapter 9: Accessories
for the Celestron NexStar Evolution.- Chapter 10: Mounting Other Optical Tubes
on the NexStar Evolution Mounts.- Chapter 11: Maintenance and Care of the
NexStar Evolution Mounts and Electronics.- Appendix 1: Troubleshooting
Checklist.- Appendix 2: Celestron Timeline.- Appendix 3: Celestron NexStar
Evolution Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Specifications.- Appendix 4: Messier
Catalog.- Appendix 5: The Caldwell Catalog.- Appendix 6: Selected Non-Messier Catalog NGC Objects.- Appendix 7:
The Herschel 400.- Appendix 8: Current Sky Portal WiFi Module Compatible
Celestron Mount Specifications.- Appendix 9: Glossary.- Bibliography.- Biographies.-
Index.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
Genre: | Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Technik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Reihe: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Inhalt: |
xix
219 S. 14 s/w Illustr. 153 farbige Illustr. 219 p. 167 illus. 153 illus. in color. |
ISBN-13: | 9783319325385 |
ISBN-10: | 3319325388 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 978-3-319-32538-5 |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Chen, Adam
Chen, James L. |
Illustrator: | Chen, Adam |
Auflage: | 1st ed. 2016 |
Hersteller: |
Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 13 mm |
Von/Mit: | Adam Chen (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 06.06.2016 |
Gewicht: | 0,414 kg |
Author - James Chen: Retired Department of
the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration Radar and Surveillance Systems
Engineer. Former Program Manager for
Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corporation. Guest lecturer at local Washington
DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of
eyepiece design, optical filters, urban and suburban astronomy, and lunar observing. Author of an Astronomy Magazine article on
Dobsonian telescope design in November 1989 issue, and contributor to Astronomy
Technology Today magazine. First book,
published in June 2014 by Springer, entitled How to Find the Apollo Landings
Sites. Second book entitled A
Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects, is also available from
Springer. Third book entitled The
Vixen Star Book User Guide, is also available from Springer. Served as a part-time technical and sales
consultant for two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years.
Graphics Designer - Adam Chen: Former Program Manager of media support for
NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Creator and executive producer of major
NASA publications, including the book and web-book application documenting the
history of the Space Shuttle Program "Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle
Program". Served as graphics designer
for all three James L. Chen books.
Currently works in marketing for Brown Advisory, an investment firm in
Baltimore, MD.
Focuses on one of the latest computerized Go-To mounts and provides context for this advancement
Enables the backyard astronomer to align and operate a Celestron Evolution mount comfortably and locate the planets and deep sky objects with confidence
Covers one of the only WiFi capable telescope systems
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Telescope Mounts for Amateurs.- Chapter 2: A Review of Celestron GoTo
Computerized Telescopes.- Chapter 3: Introduction to the Celestron NexStar
Evolution and Sky Portal.- Chapter 4: Basic Operation of the Celestron NexStar
Evolution and SkyPortal App.- Chapter 5: Basic Operation of the Celestron
NexStar Evolution and NexStar+ Hand Control.- Chapter 6: Lessons Learned in
Using the Celestron NexStar Evolution and SkyPortal.- Chapter 7: Introduction
to the SkyPortal WiFi Module.- Chapter 8: Advanced WiFi Tricks.- Chapter 9: Accessories
for the Celestron NexStar Evolution.- Chapter 10: Mounting Other Optical Tubes
on the NexStar Evolution Mounts.- Chapter 11: Maintenance and Care of the
NexStar Evolution Mounts and Electronics.- Appendix 1: Troubleshooting
Checklist.- Appendix 2: Celestron Timeline.- Appendix 3: Celestron NexStar
Evolution Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Specifications.- Appendix 4: Messier
Catalog.- Appendix 5: The Caldwell Catalog.- Appendix 6: Selected Non-Messier Catalog NGC Objects.- Appendix 7:
The Herschel 400.- Appendix 8: Current Sky Portal WiFi Module Compatible
Celestron Mount Specifications.- Appendix 9: Glossary.- Bibliography.- Biographies.-
Index.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
Genre: | Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Technik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Reihe: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Inhalt: |
xix
219 S. 14 s/w Illustr. 153 farbige Illustr. 219 p. 167 illus. 153 illus. in color. |
ISBN-13: | 9783319325385 |
ISBN-10: | 3319325388 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 978-3-319-32538-5 |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Chen, Adam
Chen, James L. |
Illustrator: | Chen, Adam |
Auflage: | 1st ed. 2016 |
Hersteller: |
Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 13 mm |
Von/Mit: | Adam Chen (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 06.06.2016 |
Gewicht: | 0,414 kg |