Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them

ASTRONOMERS’ OBSERVING GUIDES provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different in...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dymock, Roger (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Σειρά:Astronomers' Observing Guides,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Asteroids and Dwarf Planets -- Small (and Not So Small) Solar System Bodies -- Groups and Families -- The Nature of Asteroids and Dwarf Planets -- Origins and Evolution -- Impact? -- Observing Guide -- Observatories -- Visual Observing -- Webcam and DSLR Imaging -- Astrometry Tools and Techniques -- Astrometry Projects -- Lightcurve Photometry Tools and Techniques -- Lightcurve Photometry Projects -- Absolute Magnitude -- Occultations -- On-Line Image Analysis -- A Final Word. 
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