All About Telescopes

by Sam Brown

All About Telescopes has been called "the amateur astronomer's bible," our classic 200-page book is a highly-illustrated and easy-to-understand guide. Contents Getting Acquainted with the Telescope; Observing the Sky Show; Photography with your Telescope; Mirror Grinding and Testing; Telescopes you can Build; Telescope Mounts; Collimation and Adjustments; Telescope Optics.

Genres: Astronomy

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Dale Alan Bryant]

Probably the most comprehensive book on telescopes available to the amateur astronomer or novice beginner, ever written.

[Paul Kulyk]

Fantastic instructional book. Excellent vintage illustrations. Still in print from Edmund scientific. Do not pay the exorbitant prices listed on amazon.com!

My mirror is polished and awaits figuring. This and Texereau were the best resources so far.

[James Violand]

Great primer for those wanting to build their own.

[Sara]

Informative, useful. I was such an astronomy nut in high school. Still have the old telescope in the basement but it never gets used. Always such a big deal to set it up and it's so cold up here where I live at night. (Excuses, I know.)