The Vixen Star Book User Guide by James Chen
This book is for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning, a Vixen Star Book Ten telescope mount or its predecessor. 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.-
Amateur Telescope Making
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Astrophotography is Easy!
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Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art
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Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs
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The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets
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Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide
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How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera
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Navigating the Night Sky
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The Deep-Sky Observer’s Year
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Astronomy with Small Telescopes
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Lessons from the Masters
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Binocular Astronomy
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CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs
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Getting Started in Radio Astronomy
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Practical Astrophotography
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Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites
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Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
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Software and Data for Practical Astronomers
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The NexStar User’s Guide II
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The Modern Amateur Astronomer
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Small Astronomical Observatories
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Measure Solar System Objects and Their Movements for Yourself!
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Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope
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Radio and Radar Astronomy Projects for Beginners
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Inside PixInsight
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Photo-guide to the Constellations
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Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars
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The Sun in Eclipse
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Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs
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Hunting and Imaging Comets
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Observer’s Guide to Star Clusters
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Creating and Enhancing Digital Astro Images
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Budget Astrophotography
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A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes and Binoculars
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Choosing and Using a Dobsonian Telescope
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Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies
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Using the Meade ETX
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The Urban Astronomer's Guide
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Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs
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The Science and Art of Using Telescopes
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Pattern Asterisms
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Astrophysics is Easy!
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Aurora
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Observing Variable Stars
Author - James Chen: Retired Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. Former Program Manager for Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corporation. Guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design, optical filters, urban and suburban astronomy, and lunar observing. Author of an Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design in November 1989 issue, and contributor to Astronomy Technology Today magazine. First book, published in June 2014 by Springer, entitled How to Find the Apollo Landings Sites. Second book entitled A Guide to the Hubble Space Telescope Objects, is also available from Springer. Third book entitled The Vixen Star Book User Guide, is also available from Springer. Served as a part-time technical and sales consultant for two Washington DC area telescope stores for over 30 years.
Graphics Designer - Adam Chen: Former Program Manager of media support for NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Creator and executive producer of major NASA publications, including the book and web-book application documenting the history of the Space Shuttle Program Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program. Served as graphics designer for all three James L. Chen books. Currently works in marketing for Brown Advisory, an investment firm in Baltimore, MD.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783319215921 |
| ISBN 10 | 3319215922 |
| Title | The Vixen Star Book User Guide |
| Author | James Chen |
| Series | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Year published | 2015-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 292 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |