Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

Mergers are the mechanisms by which galaxy clusters are assembled through the hierarchical growth of smaller clusters and groups.

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.

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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.

Multiply charged ions have always been in the focus of atomic physics, astrophysics, plasma physics, and theoretical physics.

From August 21 through August 27, 1989 the Nato Advanced Research Workshop Probabilistic Methods in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity"e; was held at l'Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques, Cargese, France.

Choosing and Using the New CAT will supersede the author's successful Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, which has enjoyed enthusiastic support from the amateur astronomy community for the past seven years.

In this era of high-tech instruments, meteor observing is the one facet of astr- omy that needs nothing more than your naked eye.

I have always loved the stars.

This book provides an extensive survey of all the physics necessary to understand the current developments in the field of fundamental cosmology, as well as an overview of the observational data and methods.

A 2003 introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena that underlie quantitative astronomy.

Ken Thomas and Joe McMann have produced a magni?

An important reference work for researchers in optics, astronomy, physics and electrical engineering.

My Heavens!

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

Explains the methods that rocket scientists use-expressed in a way that could be applied in everyday life.

On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth.

Praxis Log of Manned Spaceflight 1961-2006 will open with a section entitled: Quest for Space, which will provide an explanation of the methods employed to get in and out of orbit and brief overviews of the different international space programmes.

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

Designed for students in grades six to nine, this curriculum offers more than 30 innovative class sessions that address diversity (racial, ethnic, and sexual) and violence issues.

Senior scientists from neighboring and other NATO countries joined their efforts to help this region to get to know their problems, discussed their solutions and how they can be helped out.

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

The Andromeda Galaxy - Messier's M31 - has an almost romantic appeal.

A concise introduction to lens design, including the fundamental theory, methods and tools used in the field.

Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope.

Comets are small bodies, but of great cosmic relevance.

A quantitative yet accessible undergraduate introduction to the collection and analysis of observational data in optical and infrared astronomy.

In the recent decades the theory and observations of disk systems became one of the fast progressing branches of astrophysics.

Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions of backyard satellite dishes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), planned for operation in about five years, will have the capability to investigate - and answer - some of the most challenging questions in astronomy.

Many amateur astronomers are short of time.

Topological defects have recently become of great interest in condensed matter physics, particle physics and cosmology.

First published in 1999, this is an expanded and updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs.

This book collects the contributions presented at the conference Isolated Neutron Stars: From the Surface to the Interior, held in London in April 2006.

Review of astronomical photometry for graduate students, researchers and advanced amateurs in practical and observational astronomy.

Mechanical engineering, and engineering discipline born of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal.

This accessible handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the properties of Solar System objects.

High-contrast astronomical imaging has progressed significantly in the past decade.

This book explores the Galilean method for geolocation, placing it in historical and astronomical context.

The first edition of this text was written primarily by one of the present authors (HAS), with a chapter on instrumentation contributed by a second (NLA).

Grating Spectroscopes and How to Use Them is written for amateur astronomers who are just getting into this field of astronomy.

A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach to seismology, this unique book reviews the most recent developments in planetary seismology, helioseismology, and asteroseismology.

As a new wave of interplanetary exploration unfolds, a talented young planetary scientist charts our centuries-old obsession with Mars.

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.

In the 1960's, American amateur astronomer, John Dobson, designed a revolutionary kind of astronomical telescope featuring a lightweight large-aperture reflecting system on a simple mounting, using the then-revolutionary material called teflon.

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications.