Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

Written by a professional astronomer who has worked on a wide spectrum of topics throughout his career, this book gives a popular science level description of what has become known as multimessenger astronomy.

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

This book presents the latest knowledge of the newly discovered Earth-like exoplanets and reviews improvements in both radio and optical SETI.

This edited volume contains 24 different research papers by members of the History and Heritage Working Group of the Southeast Asian Astronomy Network.

Orreries-mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions-are found everywhere.

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).

Angelo Secchi was a key figure in 19th century science.

This book, the first of a two-volume set, focuses on the basic physical principles of blackbody radiometry and describes artificial sources of blackbody radiation, widely used as sources of optical radiation, whose energy characteristics can be calculated on the base of fundamental physical laws.

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.

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

This non-technical biography of Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922) presents to the general reader the scientific life of the astronomer who pioneered the studies of the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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.

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

This thesis describes advances in the understanding of HgCdTe detectors.

The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy.

Long before humans wrote, we painted.

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

There are many books covering different facets of astrophotography, but few of them contain all the necessary steps for beginners in one accessible place.

This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries.

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics,  cosmology and planetary science.

Julius Schmidt was one of the finest astronomical observers of his time, and his detailed map of the Moon surpassed anything that had come before.

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.

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.

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics,  cosmology and planetary science.

This SpringerBrief summarizes the latest relevant research and discoveries that have been made in the area of ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy, including those that lay the groundwork for future discoveries.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

In 2008, the European FP6 JETSET project ended.

This is a follow-on book to the introductory textbook "e;Physics of the Solar Corona"e; previously published in 2004 by the same author, which provided a systematic introduction and covered mostly scientific results from the pre-2000 era.

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 the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects.

There are several billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

This textbook provides an introduction to gravitational lensing, which has become an invaluable tool in modern astrophysics, with applications that range from finding planets orbiting distant stars to understanding how dark matter and dark energy conspired to form the cosmic structures we see today.

Enrich your next sea vacation with this fun how-to guide to observing and doing astrophotography on water.

This book collects most of the talks and poster presentations presented at the 'Optical Turbulence - Astronomy meets Meteorology' international conference held on 15-18 September, 2008 at Nymphes Bay, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.

This book presents the first comprehensive exploration of the state of this well studied and thus unsolved mystery of the value of the Hubble constant.

Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice.

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'This is an interesting and bittersweet biography.

This book describes William Dawes' life and professional achievements.

Astrochemistry is a well-established interdisciplinary subject and the methods for describing time-dependent chemistry in static or slowly-changing regions of interstellar space have been well-developed over many years.

Here is the tale of Canada's intriguing development of the science of Radio Astronomy.

Here is the tale of Canada's intriguing development of the science of Radio Astronomy.

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

'This is an interesting and bittersweet biography.