Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gainer, Michael K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Σειρά: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series,
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

It’s often said that astronomy is one of the very few sciences in which amateurs can make a contribution to real science. Even modest telescopes such as a small – 3-inch (80mm) – astronomical refractor or Maksutov can provide scientifically useful data. This is certainly true, but where to start? Re...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Celestial Sphere
• The Measurement of Time
• The Equatorial Telescope Mount
• Telescope Considerations
• Astronomical Photography
• The Sun
• The Moon
• The Planets
• Comets and Asteroids
• Visual Binary Stars
• A Binary Star True Orbit Projector
• Visual Observations of Variable Stars
• Photography of Variable Stars
• Star Clusters and Nebulae
• A Color–Magnitude Diagram for The Pleiades
• The Design of an Objective Prism Spectrograph
• The Proper Motion of Barnard’s Star.