Nebulae and How to Observe Them

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Coe, Steven R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Σειρά: Astronomers’ Observing Guides,
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Nebulae are the places where the stars are born. They can also be opaque clouds of dust that block our view of the stars beyond, starlight reflecting on cosmic dust clouds, or hot luminous expanding gases left over from a supernova explosion. Any description of this class of celestial object is… wel...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction. PART 1- 1. Star Formation and Composition – the ingredients of Nebulae
• 2. The Milky Way – our Galaxy and Home to Nebulae - Emission Nebulae - Reflection Nebulae - Dark Nebulae - Planetary Nebulae - Supernova Remnants - Extragalactic nebulae? PART 2- 3. Instruments - naked eye, binoculars, RFT, Mak/SCT, Dobsonians
• 4. Techniques - Dark adapation, red light, averted vision
• 5. Accessories - eyepieces, filters, finders
• 6. Locating objects – setting circles, star hopping, ‘goto’
• 7. Resources - finder charts, computer-based planetaria, deep-sky books, the Internet
• 8 Observing Guide - planning, conditions and weather, seeing and transparency, atmosphere, logging
• 9. Observing lists. Catalogues of nebulae – general: NGC/IC, Messier; Gaseous: Lynds; Planetaries: P+K, Strasbourg; Dark: Barnard, Lynds.