Saturn and How to Observe It

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Benton, Julius L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Σειρά: Astronomers’ Observing Guides,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Earth Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, and the only one with a spectacular ring system easily visible from Earth. Julius Benton's Saturn and How to Observe It provides a compendium of the latest information, amateur and professional images of Saturn. These images are followed...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Saturn as a Planet
• Telescopes and Accessories
• Factors that Affect Observations
• Visual Impressions of Saturn’s Globe and Ring System
• Drawing Saturn’s Globe and Rings
• Methods of Visual Photometry and Colorimetry
• Determining Latitudes and Timing Central Meridian Transits
• Observing Saturn’s Satellites
• A Primer on Imaging Saturn and Its Ring System.