Observational Astronomy

D. Scott Birney (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

340 Seiten

1991
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-39693-6 (ISBN)

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A textbook which gives a thorough introduction to most aspects of observational astronomy. Three chapters present material on co-ordinates, time and star catalogues. The book then moves on to the instruments and techniques used in visual, positional, photometric and spectroscopic observations.

This textbook gives a thorough introduction to most aspects of observational astronomy. The first three chapters present material on coordinates, time and star catalogues. The book then moves on to the instruments and techniques used in visual, positional, photometric and spectroscopic observations. In all cases, procedures, data reduction, data interpretation and astrophysical applications are considered. Each of the well illustrated chapters is supported by a set of graduated problems and suggestions for further reading.

1. The celestial sphere and coordinate systems; 2. Time; 3. Star charts and catalogues; 4. Applications of the spherical triangle; 5. Photographic astronomy; 6. Visual observations; 7. The magnitude system; 8. Photographic photometry; 9. Photoelectric photometry; 10. Applications and extensions of photometry; 11. The spectrograph; 12. Classification of stellar spectra; 13. Analysis of high-dispersion spectra; 14. Variable stars; 15. Observing the sun; 16. Radio astronomy; Appendices; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.1991
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 247 mm
Gewicht	740 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-521-39693-X / 052139693X
ISBN-13	978-0-521-39693-6 / 9780521396936
Zustand	Neuware