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DIY Instruments for Amateur Space - by Sandy Antunes (Paperback)

Name: DIY Instruments for Amateur Space - by Sandy Antunes (Paperback)
Brand: Make Community, LLC
SKU: 1014686935
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What can you measure and what are your limits when orbiting in space?
About the Author: Alexander "Sandy" Antunes (born 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Maryland-area astronomer, author, and role playing game designer.
117 Pages
Science, Space Science

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What can you measure and what are your limits when orbiting in space? Learn about what physical quantities you can measure and what types of sensors you can buy or build. We cover the 5 essential design limits as well: power, bandwidth, resolution, computing... and legal limitations. Explore what you can play with using your own personal satellite.

About the Author

Alexander "Sandy" Antunes (born 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Maryland-area astronomer, author, and role playing game designer. He graduated from Boston University in 1989 with a dual major in astronomy and physics, received a Masters in astronomy from Penn State in 1992, and received his PhD in computational astrophysics from George Mason University in 2005. He was the Maryland Science Center "Science Person of the Month" for May 2007.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .25 Inches (D)

Weight: .33 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 117

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Space Science

Publisher: Make Community, LLC

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Sandy Antunes

Language: English

Street Date: May 7, 2013

TCIN: 1014686935

UPC: 9781449310646

Item Number (DPCI): 247-65-5850

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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