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- Astronomy Hacks
- Astronomy Hacks
- Table of Contents
- Credits
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Why Astronomy Hacks?
- How This Book Is Organized
- How to Contact Us
- Got a Hack?
- Chapter 1. Getting Started
- Section 1.1. Hacks 110
- Hack1.Don t Give Up
- Hack2.Join an Astronomy Club
- Hack3.Safety First
- Hack4.Stay Warm
- Hack5.Don t Violate Observing Site Etiquette
- Hack6.Be Prepared
- Hack7.Measure Your Entrance Pupil Size
- Hack8.Choose the Best Binocular
- Hack9.Choose the Best General-Purpose Telescope
- Hack10.Equip Yourself for Urban Observing
- Chapter 2. Observing Hacks
- Section 2.1. Hacks 1132
- Hack11.See in the Dark
- Hack12.Protect Your Night Vision from Local Lights
- Hack13.Describe the Brightness of an Object
- Hack14.Identify Stars by Name
- Hack15.Identify Stars by Catalog Designations
- Hack16.Know Your Constellations
- Hack17.Understand Celestial Coordinate Systems
- Hack18.Print Custom Charts
- Hack19.Keep Your Charts at the Eyepiece
- Hack20.Locate Objects Geometrically
- Hack21.Learn to Star Hop
- Hack22.Learn to See DSOs
- Hack23.Observe Shallow-Space Objects
- Hack24.Slow Down, You Move Too Fast, You ve Got to Make the Evening Last
- Hack25.Learn Urban Observing Skills
- Hack26.Sweep Constellations
- Hack27.Maintain an Observing Notebook
- Hack28.Develop an Organized Logging System
- Hack29.Plan and Prepare for a Messier Marathon
- Hack30.Run a Messier Marathon
- Hack31.Photograph the Stars with Basic Equipment
- Hack32.Discover and Name a New Planet
- Chapter 3. Scope Hacks
- Section 3.1. Hacks 3343
- Hack33.Center-Spot Your Mirror
- Hack34.Clean Your Primary Mirror
- Hack35.Eliminate Astigmatism
- Hack36.Eliminate Diffraction Spikes and Increase Contrast
- Hack37.Build a Film Can Collimating Tool
- Hack38.Tune Your Newtonian Reflector for Maximum Performance
- Hack39.Collimate Your Primary Mirror Quickly and Accurately
- Hack40.Star-Collimate Your Scope
- Hack41.Counterweight a Dobsonian Scope
- Hack42.Improve Dobsonian Motions with Milk Jug Washers
- Hack43.Upgrade Your Dobsonian Bearings
- Chapter 4. Accessory Hacks
- Section 4.1. Hacks 4465
- Hack44.Dark Adapt Your Notebook Computer
- Hack45.Dark Adapt Your Vehicle
- Hack46.Use a Barlow
- Hack47.Determine Actual Barlow Magnification
- Hack48.See More of the Sky
- Hack49.Optimize Your Eyepiece Collection
- Hack50.Chart Your Eyepiece Characteristics
- Hack51.View Dim Objects in the Same Field as a Very Bright Object
- Hack52.Clean Your Eyepieces and Lenses Safely
- Hack53.Install a Unit-Power Finder
- Hack54.Upgrade Your Optical Finder
- Hack55.Align Your Finder
- Hack56.Determine Your Optical Finder s Field of View
- Hack57.Determine Your True Field of View
- Hack58.Enhance Lunar and Planetary Contrast and Detail
- Hack59.Enhance Nebular Contrast and Detail
- Hack60.Please Be Seated
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