Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

This is a hands-on guide for both the budding astronomer in need of a mentor and the seasoned observer who wants to learn how to effectively share their knowledge with newcomers.

In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds.

This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried by light from outer space.

In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds.

This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward.

A perfect book for anyone wishing to learn more about our local star, eclipses and the Northern LightsThe Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky.

This catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century, but not confirmed and subsequently lost.

This catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century, but not confirmed and subsequently lost.

MARS ON OUR MINDS No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own .

Limiting Outer Space propels the historicization of outer space by focusing on the Post-Apollo period.

All three volumes sold as a combined set for a one-time purchase!

'This book offers an excellent explanation of the scientific method and its use, through case studies from astronomy, physics, and philosophy.

This book gathers selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th Symposium on Space Optical Instruments and Applications, which was held in Beijing, China, on September 5-7, 2018.

Astronomy in the Inca Empire was a robust and fundamental practice.

This guide is specifically aimed at those who are using-or want to use-Sequence Generator Pro.

Welcome to the first comprehensive guide to one of the world's most popular telescopes: the ShortTube 80 refractor.

This book serves as both a primer to astronomical polarimetry and an authoritative overview of its application to various types of astronomical objects from AGN, compact stars, binary systems, stars across the HR diagram, transients, the interstellar medium and solar system bodies.

This book contains everything you need to know about variable stars -- stars whose brightness varies noticeably over time.

These peer-reviewed NIC XV conference proceedings present the latest major advances in nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmochemistry and neutrino physics, which provide the necessary framework for a microscopic understanding of astrophysical processes.

Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky.

It is now clear that a binary evolutionary pathway is responsible for a significant fraction of all planetary nebulae, with some authors even going so far as to claim that binarity may be a near requirement for the formation of an observable nebula.

This book reports on the extraordinary observation of TeV gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar, the most energetic light ever detected from this type of object.

There are several billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

In 2008, the European FP6 JETSET project ended.

Based on a Simons Symposium held in 2018, the proceedings in this volume focus on the theoretical, numerical, and observational quest for dark matter in the universe.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des alten Ägyptens, wo der Nachthimmel nicht nur ein Schauplatz für himmlische Phänomene war, sondern die Bühne, auf der Götter und Sterne das Schicksal der Menschen bestimmten.

This book is for the aging amateur astronomy population, including newcomers to astronomy in their retirement and hobbyists who loved peering through a telescope as a child.

This thesis by Cole Johnston brings novel insights into the inner workings of young massive stars.

This book takes a close look at our relationship with the sky, the stars, light and darkness.

This astronomy travel guide examines the many wonderful opportunities for experiencing the observing hobby.

This book presents the proceedings of the IVth Azores International Advanced School in Space Sciences entitled "e;Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars and Searching for New Worlds"e;.

This thesis presents studies of the starless core populations of three nearby molecular clouds made as part of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Gould Belt Survey.

Radio and radar astronomy are powerful tools when studying the wonders of the universe, yet they tend to mystify amateur astronomers.

This book includes nine chapters written by internationally recognized experts, covering all aspects of millisecond pulsars in one concise and cohesive volume.

This thesis addresses the feasibility of the production of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei.

This book presents novel observational evidence toward detecting and characterizing the products of massive, interacting binary stars.

This book provides a detailed, state-of-the-art overview of key observational and theoretical aspects of the rapidly developing and highly interdisciplinary field of exoplanet science, as viewed through the lenses of eight world-class experts.

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore.

This proceedings volume contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 6th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, held in Delft, the Netherlands on Sep 24th-25th, 2019.

Author Joseph Ashley explains video astronomy's many benefits in this comprehensive reference guide for amateurs.

All stars are born in groups.

This book presents three major studies covering exomoon and exoplanet detection and characterisation.

Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools.

Space telescopes are among humankind's greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years.

This textbook presents the established sciences of optical, infrared, and radio astronomy as distinct research areas, focusing on the science targets and the constraints that they place on instrumentation in the different domains.

This thesis describes the application of state-of-the-art high-energy X-ray studies to the astronomical quest for understanding obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN).

The "e;Ashen Light"e; of Venus-a ghostly emission of light from the night side of our nearest planetary neighbor-is among the last unsolved mysteries of astronomical history.

Anyone interested in astronomy battles with the conveniences of modern living - street lights, advertising and security lighting, tall buildings, and even the occasional tree.

These are the proceedings of a meeting celebrating Michael Thompson's seminal work on solar and stellar physics, as well as his major contributions to the development of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.