A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy
eBook - ePub

A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy

Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations

  1. 335 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy

Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations

About this book

Concise, highly readable book discusses the selection, set-up, and maintenance of a telescope; amateur studies of the sun; lunar topography and occultations; and more. 124 figures. 26 halftones. 37 tables.

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Table of contents

  1. DOVER BOOKS ON ASTRONOMY
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  5. Table of Contents
  6. PREFACE
  7. FOREWORD
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. 1 - THE SELECTION OF A TELESCOPE
  10. 2 - INSTRUMENT SETUP AND MAINTENANCE
  11. 3 - OBSERVATIONS OF METEORS
  12. 4 - COMETS: A GUIDE TO OBSERVATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DISCOVERY
  13. 5 - AMATEUR STUDIES OF THE SUN
  14. 6 - LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY
  15. 7 - LUNAR OCCULTATIONS
  16. 8 - MARS: THE RED PLANET
  17. 9 - JUPITER: AN AMATEUR’S GUIDE TO RESEARCH PROJECTS
  18. 10 - OBSERVATIONS OF SATURN
  19. 11 - VISUAL PHOTOMETRY OF THE MINOR PLANETS
  20. 12 - STUDIES OF VARIABLE STARS
  21. 13 - AN INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOELECTRIC PHOTOMETRY
  22. 14 - ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMER
  23. GLOSSARY
  24. APPENDIXES
  25. INDEX
  26. DOVER SCIENCE BOOKS