Introductory Astronomy Exercises

Name: Introductory Astronomy Exercises
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ISBN: 9780534379773

ISBN-10: 053437977X

ISBN-13: 9780534379773

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Dale C. Ferguson

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Ferguson's flexible and useful INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY EXERCISES, Second Edition, provides professors and students with laboratory exercises that are well-tested, current, and flexible to individual course needs. These labs have a variety of origins and authors, and bring a broad range of activity to the introductory astronomy lab. Most require only inexpensive equipment. INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY EXERCISES, Second Edition, gives students practical experience with the things they only read about in their book, such as using a telescope and CCD photography. Ferguson groups the exercises together by whether they deal with the solar system or stars and other objects beyond the solar system. Three…

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List price: $164.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 2/2/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


Extra Equipment and Materials Needed for the Exercises


Introduction to the Science of Astronomy



Introduction to Astronomical Telescopes



Constellations and the Celestial Sphere



Introduction to Experimental Measurements


The Solar System



Interplanetary Travel



The Seasons



The Temperature of the Earth



Astronomical Systems of Time



Observing with the Telescope, Part 1: Locating Celestial Objects



Optics in Astronomy



Observing with the Telescope, Part II: The Limitations of the Telescope



The Moon



Observing with the Telescope, Part III: Visual Observations of the Moon



The Planets, Part I: Analysis of Observations



The Planets, Part II: Observations with the Telescope



Observing with the Telescope, Part IV: Visual Observations of the Sun


Stellar Astronomy



Measurement of Astronomical Distances



Kepler's Third Law and Masses in Astronomy



Photoelectric Photometry



Spectroscopy in Astronomy



Spectral Classification



The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram



Telescopic Observing with Equatorial Mounting, Clock Drive, Setting Circles, and Slow Motion Controls



Pulsars



Galactic Spiral Structure



Astronomical Image Processing



CCD Photography at the Telescope



Classification of Galaxies



Radial Velocities and the Hubble Law



Fall Observing List



Finding List for October Celestial Objects



Spring Observing List



Field Observing in March