Observing the Solar System
Observing the Solar System
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USDWritten by a well-known and experienced amateur astronomer, this is a practical primer for all aspiring observers of the planets and other Solar System objects. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced astronomer, you will find all you need in this book to help develop your knowledge and skills and move on to the next level of observing. This up-to-date, self-contained guide provides a detailed and wide-ranging background to Solar System astronomy, along with extensive practical advice and resources. Topics covered include: traditional visual observing techniques using telescopes and ancillary equipment; how to go about imaging astronomical bodies; how to conduct measurements and research of scientifically useful quality; the latest observing and imaging techniques. Whether your interests lie in observing aurorae, meteors, the Sun, the Moon, asteroids, comets, or any of the major planets, you will find all you need here to help you get started.
- Hands-on, practical advice for amateur astronomers wanting to observe the planets and other Solar System objects
- Detailed background knowledge that gives meaning and purpose to the practical work
- Suitable for a range of knowledge and experience, from near-beginners to the more advanced practitioner
- Can be used by those with equipment ranging from basic to advanced
Reviews & endorsements
"The list of people mentioned in the acknowledgements is itself enough to whet your appetite!...quickly realised that this book can be used in more than one way...I would recommend this book for an interested amateur astronomer." - John Chuter, Journal of the British Astronomical Association
"Gerald North is a well-established and very experienced astronomer who has published many books over the years...there is a useful set of appendices covering telescope collimation, testing optics and polar alignments...this is an excellent book you can either dip into or immerse yourself in, as the mood takes you." - Paul Money, Sky at Night, March 2013
"This book provides useful information which will interest both the observer and the armchair 'student' of practical astronomy."
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Product details
November 2012Adobe eBook Reader
9781139574938
0 pages
0kg
220 b/w illus. 16 colour illus. 3 tables
This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
- 1. Earth and sky
- 2. Moon and planet observer's hardware
- 3. The Solar System framed
- 4. Stacking up the Solar System
- 5. Our Moon
- 6. Mercury and Venus
- 7. Mars
- 8. Jupiter
- 9. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- 10. Small worlds
- 11. Comets
- 12. Our daytime star
- Appendices
- Index.
