Field Guide to Astronomical Instrumentation
- ISBN-10
- 1628411783
- ISBN-13
- 9781628411782
- Category
- Astronomical instruments
- Pages
- 145
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Authors
- Ramón Navarro, Bernhard R. Brandl, Christoph Ulrich Keller
Description
This Field Guide provides readers with a concise, organized reference that explains the functions and configurations of astronomical instrumentation. This book provides an overview of aspects of astronomical instrumentation from principles of general optics and optical design to optical manufacturing and systems engineering. Practitioners will also gain valuable insight from remarks on polarimeters, interferometers, coronagraphs, cryogenics, software, and more.
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