The text we will be using is Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation, by Ian McLean (about $50 in paperback). Despite the narrow title, it has good, readable coverage of much of observational astronomy.

 Here's a description from the Wiley web page:

 Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation

 Author: Ian McLean (Infrared Imaging Detector Lab)

ISBN: 0-471-96972-9
Paperback
Price: $49.95
Pages: 502

This book emphasizes the synergy between high technology and our ability to study and comprehend the universe. It describes the key technologies and ways in which computers affect modern astronomy. The author discusses instrumentation for infrared, ultraviolet x-ray, radio and gamma-ray astronomy, and considers the new generation of telescopes.

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