PhilCo126
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Which (good) books do You have on astronomical observatories?
I will start the list with these 3 superb books with large color photos on almost every page.
I'm also collecting the book each observatory is issuing (e.g. Visitor Guide to Kitt Peak) so those also count 
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PhilCo126
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Maybe this topic has to be replaced to the " Off Topic Observatory " ?
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Phil, I believe it's fine right here. The books are about Observatories, & that's what we are interested in.
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PhilCo126
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O.K. Carol, I'll continue with three more books:
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O.K. Carol, I'll continue with three more books
I've some of that 'pro' selection - here's some of mine eg Springer series of many amateur domes/ RoF 
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Speaking as a member, I'm really enjoying these selections of books, & am going to add some to my library. Thanks for sharing them, as well as the great photos!
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PhilCo126
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Here's a new book on US Observatories in the SouthWest... due by October/December, it will certainly be the best gift underneath the Christmas Tree 
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Philip, that's an interesting basewall shown on the cover of "Sternwarten der Welt." Perhaps its "scrunched lighthouse" look could be adapted for amateur use. What observatory is that - and do they have a website?
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I've made this thread a sticky; feel free to post more books on observatories, as you find them.
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Carol
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Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
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14mm Meade 4000 UWA
TV Panoptics; 22, 35
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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PhilCo126
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That's the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory... an observatory I still didn't visit. The frontcover image shows the large dome of the 2.60 m telescope (notice stairs on side).
See: http://www.bao.am/
Questions on observatories, tech aspects of worldwide telescopes? Just ask
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PhilCo126
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Great to see this as a "sticky" topic so I'm curious to see which books will show up from other cN forum members who love to visit the worldwide "cathedrales of science"...
Here're 2 more books on quasi identical telescopes:
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PhilCo126
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Thanks again Carol for making this a "sticky" topic 
Here're 4 more books on large US observatories; Palomar, Mt Wilson, Kitt Peak and Mauna Kea...
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You are most welcome!
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Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
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14mm Meade 4000 UWA
TV Panoptics; 22, 35
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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kiwisailor
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A couple from the "out of print" dept, but can be found second hand on ABE or Amazon- Happy Hunting 
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RobertED
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Kiwisailor!,
Both of the books you show above, are the only books I have on Observatories!! Granted, they are old, and I'm sure the newer Springer books have much more useful info! They are the start of a great little 'observatory' book collection!!
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PhilCo126
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Not books but...
IYA-2009 still has 4 months to go, let's remember it with 2 IYA 2009 must-have DVDs :
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=3519061
and
http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStarlight/trailer2.html
Best regards,
Philip
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PhilCo126
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Two more "classic" books on the Palomar observatory:
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PhilCo126
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And 2 more on the home of world's largest refractor (40 inch Clark refractor = 1.04 meter) at Yerkes Observatory - Wisconsin:
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PhilCo126
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Some, nowadays, hard-to-find booklets on US observatories easy accessible to the general public;
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PhilCo126
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Let's not forget that the first observatories with telescopes & instruments opened in the late 17th century (Renaissance period) with in 1667 Observatoire de Paris (France) & 1675 Greenwich Royal Observatory (Great Britain);
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PhilCo126
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Some booklets on French observatories (South of France):
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O.K. Carol, I'll continue with three more books
I've some of that 'pro' selection - here's some of mine eg Springer series of many amateur domes/ RoF
I noticed that this picture of the books is missing...anyone know what books were being recommended?
Thanks
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kiwisailor
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The books are Small Astronomical Observatories, More Small Astronomical Observatories and Setting Up A Small Observatory, Alien. They show up OK for me.
Steve
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They show up for me also; it's on Alien's computer end.
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Carol
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PhilCo126
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Nice booklets on the Lick Observatory (California) and the McDonald Observatory (Texas):
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Thanks for starting this thread; it's a very informative one. There's little publicity on books about Observatories, so to be able to have such a great selection in one place, is a very nice addition to the forum. 
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Carol
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Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
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14mm Meade 4000 UWA
TV Panoptics; 22, 35
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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PhilCo126
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Indeed, there'sn't any website with good photos of the covers of Observatory books but I might start one to share my 30-year old collection. And I'll order these a bit better
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