Electronic and Computer-Aided Astronomy : From Eyes to Electronic Sensors Book

	Preface
	Introduction
1	The development of electronic and computer-aided astronomy
2	Modern astronomical instrumentation
3	The user-friendly approach
4	Charge-coupled devices
5	Practicalities of operation
6	Electronic and computer control systems
7	Image displays and computers
8	Characterisation and calibration of CCD instruments
9	Electronic imaging at other wavelengths
10	The future
	Exercises
	Glossary
	Appendix 1: Physical and astronomical constants
	Appendix 2: Units of measurement and powers of 10 notation
	Appendix 3: Astronomical magnitude scale and its relation to lux and watts
	Appendix 4: Calculating the signal-to-noise ratio of a CCD measurement
	Appendix 5: Typical CCD clock voltages
	Appendix 6: CCD suppliers and camera manufacturers
	Index