Artificial Satellites and How to Observe Them

• Main Author: Schmude, Jr., Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

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 for the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of differ...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Satellite Basics
• Chapter 2: Scientific Satellite Spacecraft
• Chapter 3: Earth Observing and Weather Satellites
• Chapter 4: Observing Artificial Satellites
• Chapter 5: Imaging Artificial Satellites and Doing Research
• Chapter 6: Computation of Eclipse Times
• Sources
• Index.