Astronomical instruments

Observational astrophysics

by Léna, Pierre, Mugnier, Laurent

fromAstronomy and astrophysics library

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This is the updated, widely revised, restructured and expanded third edition of Léna et al.'s successful work Observational Astrophysics. It presents a synthesis on tools and methods of observational astrophysics of the early 21st century. Written specifically for astrophysicist…

Planets, stars and stellar systems

by Oswalt, Terry D, Keel, W. C., (William C.), Bond, Howard E., French, Linda M., Kalas, Paul, Barstow, Martin A., (Martin Adrian), Gilmore, Gerry

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This is volume 1 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on 'Telescopes and Instrumentation' edited by Ian S. McLean presents, afte…

Experimental astrophysics

by Institute of Physics (Great Britain), Battistelli, Elia Stefano

fromAAS-IOP Astronomy

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We are now living in the multimessenger era in which often weak and elusive astrophysical phenomena need to be studied using different and orthogonal probes and information carriers in order to be fully understood. This book is designed to give advanced undergraduate students a …

Physical principles of astronomical instrumentation

by Tucker, Carole, Ade, Peter A. R., Griffin, Matt J.

fromSeries in astronomy and astrophysics (Print)

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Offering practical advice on a range of wavelenghts, this highly accessible and self-contained book presents a broad overview of astronomical instrumentation, techniques and tools. Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors' established graduate course, the text reviews bas…

Astronomical Instrumentation

by Griffin, Matthew, Ade, Peter A. R.

fromSeries in Astronomy and Astrophysics Ser

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Offering practical advice on a range of wavelengths and tools, this highly accessible, self-contained book presents a broad overview of astronomical instrumentation, techniques, and tools. It provides a toolbox for observational capabilities across the electromagnetic spectrum a…

Physical principles of astronomical instrumentation

by Ade, Peter, (Peter A. R.), Griffin, M. J., (Matt J.), Tucker, Carole

fromSeries in astronomy and astrophysics

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"Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors' established graduate course, the text reviews basic concepts in astrophysics, spectroscopy, and signal analysis. It includes illustrative problems and case studies and aims to provide readers with a toolbox for observational capa…

Physical principles of astronomical instrumentation

by Ade, Peter, (Peter A. R.), Griffin, M. J., (Matt J.), Tucker, Carole

fromSeries in astronomy and astrophysics

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"Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors' established graduate course, the text reviews basic concepts in astrophysics, spectroscopy, and signal analysis. It includes illustrative problems and case studies and aims to provide readers with a toolbox for observational capa…

An Introduction to radio astronomy

by Graham-Smith, Francis, Burke, Bernard F., Wilkinson, Peter N.

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Radio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, bridg…

5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Beijing, China, September 5-7, 2018

by International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, Beijing, China)

fromSpringer proceedings in physics

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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 conference series is organized by the Sino-Holland Space Optical Instruments Laborat…

5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Beijing, China, September 5-7 2018

by International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, Beijing, China), Urbach, H. Paul, Yu, Qifeng

fromSpringer proceedings in physics

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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 conference series is organized by the Sino-Holland Space Optical Instruments Laborat…

EVLD STEM kit: telescope

by Twinstar Telescopes

fromEVLD Library of Things Collection

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Check out the night sky with this telescope kit and star map. Can you see the "seas" on the moon? Can you spot the big dipper and the constellations of the Zodiac? This kit has all a budding astronomer needs including a telescope, table top tripod, star map and a book to inspire…

Astronomy's quest for sharp images: from blurred pictures to the Very Large Telescope

by Léna, Pierre

fromAstronomers' universe

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Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been the result of two revolut…