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Spaceflight, Vol.45, Issue 1, 2003
"If you own a Meade ETX it will show you what can be done and how to do it."
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The Meade ETX range of telescopes is one of the most successful ever made. It is low-cost, has sold in its tens of thousands, and is available in almost every country. Here, ETX expert Mike Weasner reveals everything any amateur astronomer ever wanted to know about the telescope. First book dedicated entirely to the ETX. Written by an acknowledged world authority. Describes the "best" 100 objects to begin observing. Contains detailed hints and tips aimed at getting the best out of the ETX. Features imaging (photographic and digital) as well as visual observing.
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Prior to the ETX, most inexpensive consumer telescopes came in two varieties: the refractor telescope, which uses a glass lens at the top to focus the light, and the Newtonian reflector telescope, which uses a curved mirror (actually a spherical surface) at the bottom to reflect and focus the light. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Prior to the ETX, most inexpensive consumer telescopes came in two varieties: the refractor telescope, which uses a glass lens at the top to focus the light, and the Newtonian reflector telescope, which uses a curved mirror (actually a spherical surface) at the bottom to reflect and focus the light. Read the first page
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you buy a Meade ETX then you need to buy this book.,
By Karen (kls@alxstitch.co.uk) (Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
I am eternally grateful to Mike Weasner for writing this book. The manual supplied with the ETX telescope was OK - as far as it goes - but this book has opened my eyes. The author has not been overly indulgent with astrophysics jargon, and there is a plethora of practical guidance to enable even the most inexperienced of amateur astronomers to get the most out of their 'Mighty ETX'. Highly recommended.
51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
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An essential accessory for any ETX owner!,
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This review is from: Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
I bought this book before I even got my etx125 a few moths ago, having seen it featured on "weasners mighty etx" website and i've read it cover to cover three times. Not only does it provide invaluable information on caring for and servicing your telescope, it gives you an impartial and realistic expectation of what can actually be seen with these little beauties. As anyone who takes up astronomy as a hobby will know - telescope manufacturers often exaggerate the abilities of their product and infer that you are actually buying the Hubble space telescope by printing highly resolved images of nebulae and galaxies on the box and in the manual - this book will give you a good overview of objects to be seen and how you will see them. The book also serves as a beginners guide to astronomy and, whilst it primarily covers the ETX90, is relevant not only to the other scopes in the ETX range but to small telescopes in general giving tips to novices and old hands alike. For complete beginners it explains, in laymans terms, astronomical jargon and sheds light on some crucial equations and factors that anyone into this thing needs to know, showing how to calculate magnification and which eyepiece is best for any given application etc. In short, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in astronomy and would go as far as to say that it is a crucial purchase for anyone who owns, or is considering investing in a Meade etx telescope - and, believe me, they are an investment!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent "Mighty ETX" drivers manual....,
By Big Ben "fly_mo" (Bedford, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
......that helps compensate for the pretty grotty manuals that Meade provide - like the ones with our ETX 105. If you have one, you'll know that these manuals are cobbled together assemblages of the right information, but not in the right order. Magnificent Meade optics, amateurish manuals. Mike Weaver's book is a distillation of data from his "Mighty ETX" website edited neatly together in a straightforward format. If you have a Meade ETX, or are just thinking about which 'scope you might buy, this is a very useful book - much of its advice applies pretty generally to 'scopes of this size by other makers, although some of the instructions are of course specific. Endorsed by Patrick Moore, too. Highly recommended.
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