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  title info:
    title: Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them
  name:
    name part: Dymock, Roger.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2010
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XIII, 248 p. 152 illus., 30 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: 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 instruments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We live in a violent universe. The media constantly remind us of the possibility of an object suddenly appearing and hitting Earth. A hit by an asteroid is believed to have spelled the end of the dinosaurs. Such a collision by an object from space could cause another extinction event, if the object were large enough. And such objects are definitely out there. Often called “the vermin of the sky,” asteroids roam our Solar System often unseen. Many have been tracked, and their orbits calculated. But there are still many to be discovered and assessed. Many amateur astronomers are helping in this effort, sometimes even working with professional astronomers, to contribute to our knowledge and avert danger. Some people just enjoying locating these or the dwarf planets, such as Pluto, and then following their paths. Whatever your interest, Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them will help you get started. It will tell you what you are looking at and why you should look. It will also help you learn how to look. This is definitely an area where amateurs can make a difference. Roger Dymock, in clear, engaging language can help you get started right now!
  table of contents: 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.
  note: by Roger Dymock.
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: Planetology
  subject:
    topic: Observations, Astronomical
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy
    topic: Observations
  subject:
    topic: Astrophysics
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: Astrophysics and Astroparticles
  subject:
    topic: Planetology
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
  classification: QB460-466
  classification: 523.01
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Astronomers' Observing Guides
  identifier: 9781441964397
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6439-7
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    record creation date: 101109
    record change date: 20151204171159.0
    record identifier: 978-1-4419-6439-7