To Measure the Sky

An Introduction to Observational Astronomy

Frederick R. Chromey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

472 Seiten

2016 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-57256-0 (ISBN)

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A quantitative yet accessible undergraduate introduction to the physical principles underlying the collection and analysis of observational data in contemporary optical and infrared astronomy. In this second edition, key topics including Gaia, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, and photometry at large redshifts have been added, and selected examples, figures, and end-of-chapter problems updated.

The second edition of this popular text provides undergraduates with a quantitative yet accessible introduction to the physical principles underlying the collection and analysis of observational data in contemporary optical and infrared astronomy. The text clearly links recent developments in ground- and space-based telescopes, observatory and instrument design, adaptive optics, and detector technologies to the more modest telescopes and detectors that students may use themselves. Beginning with reviews of the most relevant physical concepts and an introduction to elementary statistics, students are given the firm theoretical foundation they need. New topics, including an expanded treatment of spectroscopy, Gaia, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, and photometry at large redshifts bring the text up to date. Historical development of topics and quotations emphasize that astronomy is both a scientific and a human endeavour, while extensive end-of-chapter exercises facilitate the students' practical learning experience.

Frederick R. Chromey is Professor of Astronomy and the Matthew Vassar, Jr Chair at Vassar College, New York, and Director of the Vassar College Observatory. He has almost 40 years' experience in observational astronomy research in the optical, radio, and near infrared on stars, gaseous nebulae and galaxies, and has taught astronomy to undergraduates at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Vassar College.

1. Light; 2. Uncertainty; 3. Place, time, and motion; 4. Names, catalogs, and databases; 5. Optics for astronomy; 6. Astronomical telescopes; 7. Matter and light; 8. Detectors; 9. Digital images from arrays; 10. Photometry; 11. Spectrometers.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.10.2016
Zusatzinfo	187 Halftones, black and white; 87 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	188 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1020 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	1-107-57256-8 / 1107572568
ISBN-13	978-1-107-57256-0 / 9781107572560
Zustand	Neuware