Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; Part I Telescopes in general; Chapter 1 Welcome to amateur astronomy!; Chapter 2 How the sky moves; Chapter 3 How telescopes track the stars; Chapter 4 Using equatorial mounts and wedges; Chapter 5 Telescope optics; Chapter 6 Eyepieces and optical accessories; Chapter 7 Astrophotography; Chapter 8 Troubleshooting; Part II Three classic telescopes; Chapter 9 Three that led the revolution; Chapter 10 Meade LX200; Chapter 11 Celestron NexStar 5 and 8; Chapter 12 Meade Autostar (ETX and LX90); EXAMPLE OF FINDING A MESSIER OBJECT
Summary
The first handbook that describes how to start observing the sky with a computerized telescope