Nick James, Gerald North

eBook, PDF

Observing Comets (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Since comet Shoemaker-Levy collided with the planet Jupiter with stupendous force in 1994 there has been an upsurge of amateur interest in comets. Most comets are first discovered by amateur astronomers because so there are many amateurs looking for them, and techniques and instruments have improved dramatically in the past few years. This comprehensive book (with an accompanying CD-ROM) is at once a "primer" for comet hunters and a text for advanced amateurs and will thus appeal to a wide audience of amateur astronomers

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Barrierefreiheit

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Autor

Gerald North ist ein erfahrener Mond- und Planetenbeobachter, der - über seine Buchveröffentlichung hinaus - seit über 20 Jahren regelmäßig im Journal der British Astronomical Society schreibt.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447100799
• Artikelnr.: 44176083

Rezensionen

"If you dream of joining the ranks of comet discoverers such as Halley and Hyakutake, this is the book for you. Part of Sir Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series, Observing Comets provides clear descriptions of the anatomy and trajectories of these "dirty snowballs," as well as tips on viewing, photographing, and sketching them. Advanced amateurs will enjoy technical sections on image processing and spectroscopy, and an accompanying CD-ROM generates comet ephemerides. -Astronomy.