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Preface vii
Why Astronomy? 1
Aperture Fever 7
8" Celestron 7
Acquiring a Computer and CCD Camera 9
16" Meade Altazimuth 10
What Type of Observatory? 15
Light Pollution 15
Topography 16
Type of Enclosure 16
Available Ground 17
Will Margaret Agree? 17
Decision 17
Town and County Planning 19
Background 19
Local Support 20
Obtaining Consent 21
Construction 23
Finding a Builder 23
Groundworks 24
Superstructure 24
The Ash Dome 32
Electrical Work 44
Telescope Mount 45
Painting 46
Telescope Installation 48
The Computer Room 48
Neighbor Relations 49
Telescopic Equipment Update 51
Progression 51
RCOS and Paramount ME 53
Telescope Assembly 54
Setting Up the Scope and Mount 56
Problems! 58
Setting Up and T-Point 61
Piggyback Telescope 61
Adaptive Optics 63
Mounting a Lens Directly to the Camera 64
Takahashi Binoculars 64
The Opening Ceremony and "Sky at Night" 65
Cameras, Computers, and Software 69
Cameras 69
Computers 71
The Sky Planetarium Software Program 72
Target Finders 74
Periodic Error 74
Maxim 75
Target Acquisition 77
Calibration 78
Commencing Imaging 78
Sequence 78
Maxim Tools 79
CCD Sharp 79
Adobe Photoshop 79
Narrow Band Filters 83
Imaging Solar System Objects 83
Wrinkles Galore 85
Whatever Can Go Wrong 85
User Groups 89
Photographic Results 93
Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower 121
In the Beginning 122
Use a Roll-Off Roof? 123
The Dome 124
Visiting an Ash Dome 124
Concept 125
Design 125
Additional Research 126
The Town Code-Know It Ahead of Time! 126
Plans (Architectural) 127
Town Approvals 129
Selecting the Builder 129
Getting Neighborhood Approvals 130
Construction 131
Electricity 142
The Pier Octagonal Base 144
Vibration Test 145
Finishing Touches 146
Naming the Observatory 148
Personal Observations: Dome versus Roll-Off Roof 150
Would I Have Done Anything Different? 150
Resources 151
The Spring Gulch Observatory, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 153
Brad Mead at 43[degree]29'46" North and 111[degree]47'20" West 153
Public Reaction 163
A Few Last Thoughts 169
Conclusions 174
Resources 175
Astrophotographers 175
Miscellaneous Resources 176
Equipment Suppliers 176
Weather Forecasts 176
Index 179
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Kevin Nordbye
reviewed My Heavens!: The Adventures of a Lonely Stargazer Building an Over-the-Top Observatory on August 25, 2018
My Heavens!: The Adventures of a Lonely Stargazer Building an Over-the-Top Observatory
"I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the fourth - Rocks! " - Albert Einstein
This was my first Non-Fiction book rather the first Biography I read.
It's true that it's tough to read a non-fictitious book than a fiction book. Indeed it took me a lot of time to complete this masterwork. But ultimately it was worth the time.
One of the authors Alice Calaprice was a senior editor at Princeton University Press for 20 years. Where Einstein spends his last years in the USA. She was in charge of editing and production of collected papers of Albert Einstein. So the point is this book covers almost everything about him in a very minute detail.
I was certainly interested in phenomenon like Photoelectric Effect. LASER, Uncertainty Principle but this book took my interest to the new level. Even a layman in science will be able to understand almost 85% of the book. Of course, there will be a part where a scientific background is expected. The most intriguing thing I found was the religious view of Einstein, he always kept himself away from Religious Dogma. He was a proud of his Jewish Roots even after seeing what happened in Germany during Hitler's time. He held a deep faith in the laws and harmony of nature that he called "Cosmic Religion".
Here is my favorite quote, In 1926 in a letter to Physicist Max Born, he said
"Quantum Mechanics is very worthy of regard, but an inner voice tells me that this is not yet the right track. The theory yields much, but it hardly brings us closer to the old one's secrets. I, in any case, am convinced that He(God) doesn't play dice!
The physics he established in the early part of the 20th century has led to technological and scientific advances unprecedented in human history!
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