Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs A Guide to Spectacular Viewing /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cooke, Antony (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2003.
• 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.

Most amateur astronomers, because they live in or near cities, have to carry out their observing from relatively light-polluted sites. It is possible to reduce the effects of a poor location by the use of CCD imaging, but many observers prefer to look at astronomical objects rather than photograph t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Purpose and Fundamentals
• Practical Applications and Viewing Aids
• Techniques for Seeing
• to Drawings and Real Time Video
• The Moon
• The Planets
• Deep Space — Visual Impressions and Expectations: The Primary Catalog
• Second Viewing Catalog
• Supplementary Catalog for the Southern Hemisphere
• Postscript.