Peter Grego

eBook, PDF

Venus and Mercury, and How to Observe Them (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

For too long Mercury and Venus have been regarded as the Cinderellas of Solar System. This book exposes them as fascinating sister planets well worthy of the amateur observer's attention. Commercial telescopes and imaging systems have developed very rapidly, and now excellent observations and respectable images are within range of only moderately experienced observers. This book is alone in providing a wealth of practical detail about observing the inferior planets. Uniquely, both Mercury and Venus are also explained in terms of their history and geology. The concept of this book is to present an up-to-date detailed description of the history and geology of the inferior planets. It also provides the best information about observing and recording them with commercially-available telescopes and cameras.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 11.5MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Peter Grego has recently written The Moon and How to Observe it for Springer, and also has eight other published astronomy books to his credit. Living in the UK, he is a well-known writer and practical amateur astronomer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387742861
• Artikelnr.: 37288249

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"Covering the physical characteristics of Mercury and Venus and then outlining the instruments and techniques employed to observe them in a single book was always going to be ambitious. ... Peter Grego has had a good stab at it and the resulting text contains hardly any filler in its 262 pages. ... it's an approachable read that you will return to again and again. Hopefully, it will inspire more astronomers to observe and record the inner planets." (Grant Privett, BBC Sky at Night, June, 2008)

"A new guide to the two inferior planets of the solar system. ... Grego provides instruction in how to observe these bodies, and describes their origins, 'geography,' and qualities unique to each planet. The work is useful to the beginner and experienced alike in the use of optics, recording methods, and specifics for each planet. A short Internet resource guide, black-and-white and color photos, a subject index, and planet-specific feature indexes enhance the book. ... Summing Up: Recommended. All readers/libraries." (M. V. Golden, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008)