Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes

Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery

AvMichael Gainer

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Del i serien Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

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Beskrivning

Despite their limits in types of observation, 80-mm refractors and 90-mm Maksutovs have sufficient aperture and magnifying power to provide a lifetimeofobservingpleasure.Theyareidealforlunaroccultationmeasurements, tracking the solar activity cycle, observing variable stars and measuring binary ix x Preface stars.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-12-12
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:264 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Antal sidor:148
Förlag:Springer London Ltd
ISBN:9781846284786

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "The dozens of projects collected here are a combination of observations suitable for current research (such as classifying sun-spots or monitoring binary stars) and recreating classic experiments (such as determining the speed of light by timing Jupiter's moons). ... Besides ample nuggets for science projects, a motivated amateur will gain understanding by doing the work, and ... add purpose to his or her observations." (Stuart J. Goldman, Sky & Telescope, May, 2007) "Amateurs and students using relatively small telescopes can and do contribute useful data to many areas of astronomy. The subtitle Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery is an accurate depiction of what is provided to help novices do just that. Charts, diagrams, photographs of setups, and background information for a variety of observations are included. ... Summing Up: Recommended. General reader; lower-division undergraduates; faculty." (D. H. Gifford, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), August, 2007)

Innehållsförteckning

The Celestial Sphere.- The Measurement of Time.- The Equatorial Telescope Mount.- Telescope Considerations.- Astronomical Photography.- The Sun.- The Moon.- The Planets.- Comets and Asteroids.- Visual Binary Stars.- A Binary Star True Orbit Projector.- Visual Observations of Variable Stars.- Photography of Variable Stars.- Star Clusters and Nebulae.- A Color–Magnitude Diagram for The Pleiades.- The Design of an Objective Prism Spectrograph.- The Proper Motion of Barnard’s Star.