Advanced amateur astronomy
This book, first published in 1997, is for amateur astronomers and telescope users who want to move beyond elementary stargazing to more challenging projects. Written by an accomplished amateur astronomer, this indispensable guide to more advanced work is packed with information and lucid explanatio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1997.
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b4547395x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Telescope optics
- 2. Atmosphere, seeing, magnification and eyepieces
- 3. Telescope hardware and adjustments
- 4. Astrophotography with the camera
- 5. Astrophotography through the telescope
- 6. Electronic imaging
- 7. The Moon
- 8. The terrestrial planets
- 9. The gas-giant planets
- 10. Asteroids, comets, meteors and aurorae
- 11. The Sun
- 12. Variable stars and novae
- 13. Methods of photometry
- 14. Double stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and supernovae
- 15. Spectroscopy
- 16. Radio astronomy
- 17. Further information.
