The Vixen Star Book user guide : how to use the Star Book TEN and the original Star Book /

The Vixen Star Book user guide : how to use the Star Book TEN and the original Star Book /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chen, James L., author.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 292 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	The Patrick Moore practical astronomy series Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
Subject:	Astronomy -- Observers' manuals. Telescopes. Astronomy. Telescopes. Electronic books. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11248541

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Other authors / contributors:	Chen, Adam, 1983- author.
ISBN:	9783319215938 3319215930 9783319215921 3319215922
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	English. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	This book is for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning, a Vixen Star Book Ten telescope mount or its predecessor. A revolution in amateur astronomy has occurred in the past decade with the wide availability of high tech, computer-driven, Go-To telescopes. Vixen Optics is leading the way by offering the Star Book Ten system, with its unique star map graphics software. The Star Book Ten is the latest version of computer telescope control using star map graphics as a user interface, first introduced in the original Star Book first offered in 2003. The increasingly complicated nature of this software means that learning to optimize this program is not straightforward, and yet the resulting views when all features are correctly deployed can be phenomenal. After a short history of computerized Go-To telescopes for the consumer amateur astronomer market, Chen offers a treasury of technical information. His advice, tips, and solutions aid the user in getting the most out of the Star Book Ten system in observing sessions.
Other form:	Print version: Chen, James L. Vixen Star Book user guide. Cham : Springer, [2016] 3319215922 9783319215921
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-21593-8

Table of Contents:

Brief History of Vixen Computerized Telescope Mounts for Amateurs
Backyard Astronomy Basics
Introduction to the Star Book-TEN
Basic Operation of the Star Book-TEN
Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book-TEN
Introduction to the Original Star Book
Basic Operation of the Star Book
Learned Lessons in Using the Star Book
Notes on the Star Book-One and Star Book-S systems
Accessories for Vixen Mounts
Mounting Other Optical Tubes on the Vixen Mounts
Maintenance and Care of the Star Book mounts.