Over a period of 21 years Allan Mackintosh edited and distributed the Maksutov Circulars to Maksutov Club members. The club was originally organized to make a mass purchase of custom molded Maksutov corrector blanks, but it soon became apparent that a newsletter was needed to share information on optics and practical glass working to close tolerances. From this mass of material two 350+ page books have emerged. This is volume one - Optics.

Advanced Telescope Making Techniques Volume 1 Optics

Science & Math

Allan Mackintosh

Astronomy & Space Science

Willmann-Bell, Inc.

Paperback: 320 pages. Publisher: Willmann-Bell, Inc. 1986. Language: English ISBN-10: 0943396123 Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 6 x 9 inches. Book Weight: 15.8 ounces.

Advanced Telescope Making Techniques Volume 2 Mechanical

Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics, 2nd Revised & Enlarged Edition

John M. A. Danby

4th ed., 1988. (1st ed. 1979), Belgium; 219 pp

Astronomical Formulae for Calculators

Meeus, Jean

CCD Astronomy: Construction and Use of an Astronomical CCD Camera

Christian Buil

Build Your Own Telescope: Complete Plans for Five Telescopes You Can Build with Simple Hand Tools

Richard Berry

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement

Making a Refractor Telescope: How to Design, Grind, Polish, Test, Correct and Mount a Doublet Lens

Remer, Norman

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Mathematical Astronomy Morsels V

Jean Meeus

Astronomy is best learned by doing and this book provides the tools. Ideas like anomaly, astronomical coordinate systems, nutation, precession and the many methods of measuring time are key to understanding positional astronomy. These concepts are discussed from first principles with detailed explanations and derivations of their interrelations. Simultaneous with the development of ideas from astronomy, the reader is introducted to the foundations of three-dimensional computer graphics using the Java programming language. Java is a high-level language, which is free for Macintosh, Windows and Linux users; the programs found here will run equally well on any of these platforms. As each concept from astronomy is introduced, the reader is guided through the development of computer programs that demonstrate thephenomenta visually. As the toolset grows, data from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is introduced and explained. This data provides very precise position data for the planets over a period of roughly 6,000 years. Star data is also provided, based on the Tycho-2 Catalogue. The capstone is the development of a computerized planetarium which animates the view of the sky from any position on the earth's surface.

3D Astronomy with Java : An Introduction to Computer Graphics

Computers & Technology

Randall S. Fairman

Programming

Optical Testing - A Practical Introduction for Scientists, Engineers, Optical Designers, Students and Optical Workshop Personnel is written for those working in optics with a practical introduction to optical testing methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures, and assist in the development of their professional careers. No optical component or system should be built without a prior specification which defines base parameters, tolerances, and system performance. Optical testing is done to verify whether the specification and performance criteria have been met. Customers need to make sure that they get what they pay for. Providers are bound both by moral and contractual obligations to provide what the customer ordered at the price quoted. Thus, the need for optical testing is incumbent upon both sides of the transaction, and both should have sufficient testing capabilities to validate the resulting optical product. The book begins with the measurement of camera lenses using classical optical bench testing techniques: Collimators and the T-Bar Nodal Slide. Lens measurements include the determination of lens effective focal length (EFL), axial color, and F-number. Aberration measurements in the image plane include spherical aberration, coma, field curvature, astigmatism and distortion. Aberrations determine the amount of detail that can be observed in the image. High quality imagery is of little value unless sufficient power or energy reaches the sensor. This is where basic radiometric concepts are introduced, particularly as applied to lens behavior. Power-related measurements such as lens transmission, relative illumination falloff, and veiling glare are discussed. Image formation is accomplished via glass and/or mirrored surfaces that are curved (spherical for the most part). Consequently, it is important to be able to measure the basic parameters of refractive index and radius of curvature. Plus much, much more....

Optical Testing: A Practical Introduction for Scientists, Engineers, Optical Designers, Students, and Optical Workshop Personnel

Joseph M Geary

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