Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

A field guide to deep-sky objects

by Inglis, Mike

fromPatrick Moore's practical astronomy series

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This popular title is now back, bigger and better than before! In this companion guide to stars, star systems, galaxies, and other deep sky sights you can choose a class of object and set up an annual program for yourself that will take you from month to month, helping you locat…

Sketching the Moon: an Astronomical Artist's Guide

by Russell, Sally, Handy, Richard, Kelleghan, Deirdre, McCague, Thomas, Rix, Erika

fromPatrick Moore's practical astronomy series

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Soon after you begin studying the sky through your small telescope or binoculars, you will probably be encouraged by others to make sketches of what you see. Sketching is a time-honored tradition in amateur astronomy and dates back to the earliest times, when telescopes were inv…

Sketching the moon: an astronomical artist's guide

by Handy, Richard, (Richard H.)

fromPatrick Moore's practical astronomy series

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Soon after you begin studying the sky through your small telescope or binoculars, you will probably be encouraged by others to make sketches of what you see. Sketching is a time-honored tradition in amateur astronomy and dates back to the earliest times, when telescopes were inv…

Telescopes and Techniques

by Kitchin, C. R.

fromUndergraduate lecture notes in physics

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Telescopes and Techniques has proved itself in its first two editions, having become probably one of the most widely used astronomy texts, both for amateur astronomers and astronomy and astrophysics undergraduates. Both earlier editions of the book were widely used for introduct…

Planets, stars and stellar systems

by Oswalt, Terry D, Keel, W. C., (William C.)

fromSpringer reference

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This is volume 6 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 'Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology' edited by William C. Keel prese…

The star atlas companion: what you need to know about the constellations

by Bagnall, Philip M.

fromSpringer-Praxis books in popular astronomy

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The Star Atlas Companion is the ideal companion to any star atlas, as it is the first book to provide a true perspective on the characteristics and distances of over 1,100 stars and their movement through space. With the aid of scale diagrams, the reader can grasp difficult-to-u…

Stories of astronomers and their stars

by Falkner, David E.

fromPatrick Moore's practical astronomy series

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This book recounts the stories of the astronomical pioneers who forever changed our views of the cosmos. The chapters delve into their fascinating lives over the centuries, showing how these pivotal minds built upon the work of their predecessors and unlocked the unique properti…

The Mystery of Dark Matter: In Search of the Invisible

by Kapferer, Wolfgang

fromAstronomers' universe (Internet)

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Get ready to embark on the exciting search for dark matter-the invisible mass that dominates our universe. This popular science book explains why this mysterious dark matter has been incorporated into the standard model of the universe and how scientists are able to "observe" th…

The Mystery of Dark Matter: In Search of the Invisible

by Kapferer, Wolfgang

fromAstronomers' universe

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Get ready to embark on the exciting search for dark matter--the invisible mass that dominates our universe. This popular science book explains why this mysterious dark matter has been incorporated into the standard model of the universe and how scientists are able to "observe" t…

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

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…