Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

Short-period binaries run the gamut from widely separated stars to black-hole pairs; in between are systems that include neutron stars and white dwarfs, and partially evolved systems such as tidally distorted and over-contact systems.

Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account of the discovery of Pallas as it went from being classified as a new planet to reclassification as the second of a previously unknown group of celestial objects.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Der Aufsatz demonstriert anhand ausgiebig kommentierter zeitgenössischer Zeugnisse Goethes Reaktion auf die Arbeiten Fraunhofers, insbesondere auf die Entdeckung der dunklen Linien im Sonnenspektrum.

Astrometry is on the threshold of great changes due to the fact that this decade, alone, is witnessing an improvement of stellar positions equivalent to the total improvement of the previous two centuries.

We stand at the threshold of an exciting era of Asteroseismology.

The controversial question of whether the majority of the narrow absorption lines observed in QSO spectra represent cosmological intervening systems or ejecta from the QSO themselves is settled.

The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy organizes each year in the late winter or early spring an advanced course.

This ESO workshop, which took place in September 1995 on a topic that at a first glance could be considered rather specialized, attracted an unpre- dictably large number of scientists.

Discover the wonders of the Universe with this complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky.

THE FAST AND PAINLESS WAY TO GRASP THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASIC ASTRONOMY .

1,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects.

This book is a comprehensive technical treatise on binoculars as visual optical instruments.

It has become a tradition in the Union to publish the Invited Discourses and the Proceedings of the Joint Discussions held at a Gene- ral Assembly in a separate volume entitled HIGHLIGHTS OF ASTRONOMY.

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.

The Barnard Objects have fascinated professional and amateur astronomers for over one hundred years.

An increasing number of people are taking advantage of the relatively low prices of astronomical equipment.

A stunning ebook with clear navigation for admirers of astrophotography.

Das Handbuch der Astrofotografie behandelt den gegenwärtigen Stand astrofotografischer Techniken und alle relevanten Teilbereiche.

This accessible reference presents the evolution of concepts of time and methods of time keeping, for historians, scientists, engineers, and educators.

Modern observations, including recent ones with the Hubble Space Telescope, have revealed that the Universe is replete with plasma outflows from all kinds of objects, ranging from stars in all their variety to galaxies.

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

A first-time skywatcher's guide from bright new talent, BBC Blue Peter astronomer, Anton VamplewMost books on stargazing claim to be for beginners, but by page 12 are talking about celestial equators and sidereal months.

THE MEETING The IAU Symposium 160 ASTEROIDS COMETS METEORS 1999 has been held at Villa Carlotta in Belgirate, on the shore of Lago Maggiore (Italy), from June 14 to June 18, 1993.

This book highlights the basic theories and technical principles of the synthetic aperture radar (SAR), aiming to bridge theories and applications for readers.

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system.

New updated edition of popular handbook; a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects.

Instead of taking somebody's word for it about the basic size and distance statistics for the solar system, this book shows amateur astronomers how to measure these things for themselves.

Classical stellar evolution theories have undergone some drastic changes in recent decades.

Research and publications in the field of Astronomy have undergone dramatic changes in the last half-century.

In 1965 the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science founded the Nicolas Copernicus Committee whose main task was to explore the means by th which different nations could co-operate in celebrating the 5 centenary of the great scholar's birth.

The multielement systems have been widely used in many fields of astron- omy and radio science in the last decades.

This textbook presents ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy, gamma-ray astronomy, cosmic ray astronomy, neutrino astronomy, and gravitational wave astronomy as distinct research areas, focusing on the astrophysics targets and the requirements with respect to instrumentation and observation methods.

Wussten Sie, dass pro Sekunde mehr als hundert Billionen Neutrinos durch Ihren Körper rauschen?

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages.

The Workshop "e;Optical Detectors for Astronomy"e; was held during October 8-10, 1996 at the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany.

An up-to-date presentation of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure formation, and the interplay between them.

The idea of having a conference in Padova describing the results obtained by the Galileo spacecraft and the characteristics of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo began in 1995, when a number of colleagues from both sides of the Atlantic began exchanging suggestions and ideas.

This book provides in-depth explanations of design theories and methods for remote sensing satellites, as well as their practical applications.

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

Progress towards an understanding of the dynamics and interactions of galaxies has been spurred on more than ever by a wealth of new observations and numerical experiments.

In this thesis, ultimate sensitive measurement forweak force imposed on a suspended mirror is performed with the help of a laserand an optical cavity for the development of gravitational-wave detectors.

The idea of the organization of a Symposium on Spiral Structure came at a special meeting of Commission 33 on Spiral Structure during the 12th General Assembly of the IAU in Prague, 1967.

This volume is the product of Lecturers in the fourth Course of the International School of Cosmic-Ray Astrophysics held at the Ettore Majorana Center in Erice, Sicily in November, 1984.

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