Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

This book deals with stars during a short episode before they undergo a ma- jor, and fatal, transition.

This book shows readers how to calculate the orbit of Mars, based on their own observations and using observations made by the author.

In the last few years, cheap webcams have revolutionized amateur astronomy by providing a very inexpensive alternative to purpose-made astronomical CCD cameras, which use refrigerated imaging chips and are thus extremely expensive.

Many excellent books have been written about the past history of the universe and of the various objects-galaxies, stars, planets- to be found in it.

This thesis develops and establishes several methods to determine the detailed geometric architecture of transiting exoplanetary systems (planets orbiting around, and periodically passing in front of, stars other than the sun) using high-precision photometric data collected by the Kepler space telescope.

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project is a global project to design and c- struct a revolutionary new radio telescope with of order 1 million square meters of collecting area in the wavelength range from3mto1cm.

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.

For a general audience interested in solving mysteries in art, history, and literature using the methods of science, 'forensic astronomy' is a thrilling new field of exploration.

This book is an updated and modified translation of the Russian edition of 1984.

This book examines how our understanding of the cosmos advanced rapidly during the twentieth century and identifies factors contributing to this progress.

The second workshop on High Energy Astrophysics of the Ma.

Neutrinos play an intriguing role in modern physics linking central questions of particle physics, cosmology and astrophysics.

Provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical, experimental and analytical tools for carrying out asteroseismological observations and inferences.

This book provides a comprehensive description of advances in the study of general relativistic instability supernovae.

Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study ways of expanding the role of astronauts to conduct science on future space missions led to NASA's conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission.

This accessible and entertaining biography chronicles the life and triumphs of astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who helped lay the foundations of modern astronomy in the 20th century.

An historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from 1945 to today.

In a year that will probably be remembered almost as much for books about the millennium as for the turn of 2000 A.

The Workshop "e;Science with the VLT in the ELT Era"e; held in Garching from 8th to 12th October 2007 was organised by ESO, with support from its Scienti c and Technical Committee, to provide a forum for the astronomical community to debate the long term future of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and its interferometric mode (VLTI).

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era.

This book presents experiments which will teach physics relevant to astronomy.

The main purpose of this book is to serve as a university textbook for a first course in astronomy.

This is without doubt the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers.

The Ionospheric Institute of the National Observatory of Athens has had two interests in recent years: the study of the ionosphere and the study of the sun.

SCT and Maksutov telescopes - which of course includes the best-selling models from Meade, Celestron, and other important manufacturers - reverse the visual image left for right, giving a "e;mirror image"e;.

This book contains the proceedings of the 1989 Crafoord Symposium organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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

Challenges of Astronomy in a unique collection of thirty astronomy experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to cosmology.

A complete and in-depth review of exoplanet research, covering the discovery methods, physics and theoretical background.

Thepublication oftheHipparcos andTycho Catalogues in 1997 transformed astrometry, and as a consequence astronomers' perception of astrometry.

Summary of the achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope in its first decade of operation.

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.

Thebookyouareholdinginyourhandsisoneofthebestlearningandoutreach tools you could want for your collection.

The last two subjects mentioned in the title "e;Wavelets"e; are so well established that they do not need any explanations.

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

The word 'terraforming' conjures up many exotic images and p- hapsevenwildemotions,butatitscoreitencapsulatestheideathat worldscanbechangedbydirecthumanaction.

This book presents a complete overview of spectropolarimetry for graduates and researchers.

This book on high-energy cosmic rays deals in its first part with the standard model of cosmic rays, describing how they are born in a wide range of cosmic processes, how they are accelerated and how they interact with matter, magnetic fields and radiation during their journey across the Galaxy.

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

Galaxies are perhaps the most popular of all visual targets that are sought after by visual observers.

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

Catadioptric telescopes (CATs) such as the Schmidt Cassegrains remain popular among amateur astronomers for their ability to reveal thousands of beautiful deep-space wonders.

At last, a book presenting the fantastic scientific results of the first five years of Hubble Space Telescope observations!

Radio telescopes have transformed our understanding of the Universe.

Dedicated to modern lunar imaging, this is an in-depth and illustrated guide to capturing impressive images of our nearest neighbour.

The present book is a translation of the original German edition (published in 1982) with some minor corrections and improvements.

The attempt to understand the physics of the structure of stars and their change in time - their evolution - has been bothering many physicists and astronomers ever since the last century.