Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation

by Ian S. McLean

The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years - from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very large telescopes, such as the Keck 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii with their laser guide-star adaptive optics which rival the image quality of the Hubble...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642095321
• ISBN13: 9783642095320
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"