Comets and How to Observe Them

• Main Author: Schmude, Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. They contain material from early in the life of the Solar System, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and sp...

Table of Contents:

• Comets: An Overview
• Comets 9P/Tempel 1, 1P/Halley, 19P /Borrelly, and 81P/Wild 2
• Observing Comets with the Unaided Eye and Binoculars
• Observing with Small Telescopes
• Observing with Large Telescopes.