Observer's Guide to Astronomy

Name: Observer's Guide to Astronomy
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ISBN: 9780521458986

ISBN-10: 0521458986

ISBN-13: 9780521458986

Edition: 1994

Authors: Patrick Martinez, Storm Dunlop

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How can you find new minor planets, comets and novae? How can you use photoelectric detectors to derive the temperatures of stars? And how can you predict future eclipses and occultations of stars by minor planets? The questions asked by serious amateur astronomers are answered in this authoritative and wide-ranging guide. For each topic, sound practical methods of observation and the scientific background are given to lead you to better observations. Guidelines also show you how to record and catalogue your observations using the recognised professional terminology and classification schemes. From the simplest pencil drawings of the moon to observations of the most distant galaxies with…

Book details

List price: $88.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/22/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 572
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.72" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 2.222
Language: English




Contents (Volumes 1 & 2)


The contributors


Summary (Volumes 1 & 2)


Preface


Translator+s preface



The Sun



Observing the Sun with a coronograph



Solar eclipses



The Moon



Planetary surfaces



Planetary satellites



The minor planets



Comets



Occultations



Artificial satellites


Notes, references and bibliography - Volume 1



Contents (Volumes 1 & 2)


The contributors


Summary (Volumes 1 & 2)



Aurorae



Meteors



Double and multiple stars



Variable stars



Deep sky novae and supernovae



Plate comparisons



Astrometry



Spectroscopy



Photoelectric photometry



Image-intensifiers and CCDs


Appendices



Time scales



The T60 Association


Notes


references and bibliography - Volume 2