Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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