Internet Resources for Professional Astronomy
Internet Resources for Professional Astronomy
Ismael Pirez-Fournon, Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias, Tenerife
Francisco Sánchez, Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias, Tenerife
Out of Print
This book presents a comprehensive guide to the impact of the internet on professional astronomy. Each chapter deals with a range of the electromagnetic spectrum, with authors first discussing the corresponding problems for each range, particularly those that can be treated by access to very large databases. They then describe how data and information can be found on the internet, and explain how to access and process this information. This is complemented by a detailed guide to astronomy on the internet, including several hundred links of interest to internet resources, arranged by topic. The book gives examples of the analysis of data from telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope, with a step-by-step guide to using such data. Written by experts from all over the world, this book will be of interest to all astronomers, both professional and amateur, and provides a key to the high-tech work of modern astrophysics.
- The only guide of its kind to astronomy on the Internet
- Combines theoretical and practical background to finding and using information
- Examples of sessions analysing data are given, providing a step-by-step guide to how to use telescope and satellite data
Reviews & endorsements
'In eight chapters several authors summarise the availability of sky surveys in the X-ray, far-utraviolet, optical, infrared and radio bands, and explain how they may be accessed on the Internet. The book contains much essential information not available in collated form elsewhere … the book is essential to all working in astrophysics during the first few years after 2000.' A. D. Andrews, Irish Astronomical Journal
'The authors have performed a valuable service by bringing this comprehensive introduction to on-line archives to a wider audience … I recommend it as the starting point for anyone … There is treasure in these archives and here is an outline map with which to find it.' Clive Davenhall, The Observatory
Product details
September 1999Hardback
9780521663083
336 pages
255 × 179 × 21 mm
0.843kg
52 b/w illus. 33 tables
Unavailable - out of print October 2000
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Internet services for professional astronomy
- 2. Radio astronomy
- 3. Internet services for radio astronomy
- 4. Science with infrared surveys
- 5. Infrared astronomy with large databases - the practical side
- 6. Astronomical archives in the optical and in the ultraviolet
- 7. Optical and UV astronomy in the internet age
- 8. X-ray astronomy
- 9. High energy astrophysics II - data analysis techniques and archive access
- Index.
