The Sky is Your Laboratory (eBook)

Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs

Robert Buchheim (Autor)

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2007 | 2007
XXVI, 302 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-73995-3 (ISBN)

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For the experienced amateur astronomer who is wondering if there is something useful, valuable, and permanent that can be done with his or her observational skills, the answer is, 'Yes, there is!' This is THE book for the amateur astronomer who is ready to take the next step in his or her astronomical journey. Till now there has been no text that points curious amateur astronomers to the research possibilities open to them. At the 2006 meeting of the Society for Astronomical Sciences, participants agreed that the lack of such a text was a serious gap in the astronomical book market. This book plugs that hole.

Mr. Buchheim received his first telescope when he was about 10 years old, and he has been interested in the stars ever since. He received his BS degree in Physics from Arizona State University and has completed a Program Management Course at Defense Systems Management College as well as UCLA Executive Program 88-1.  He has published a number of articles and is the inventor of the 'Rotary-Acting Pilot Valve.'  He currently lives and works in California.

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For the experienced amateur astronomer who is wondering if there is something useful, valuable, and permanent that can be done with his or her observational skills, the answer is, "e;Yes, you can!"e; This is the book for the experienced amateur astronomer who is ready to take a new step in his or her astronomical journey. Unfortunately, there is no modern text that points curious amateur astronomers to the research possibilities that are open to them. At the 2006 meeting of the Society for Astronomical Sciences, quite a few participants agreed that the lack of such a text was a serious gap in the astronomical book market, and that this gap is impeding their efforts to encourage more amateur astronomers to get involved in research collaborations. This book will fill that gap, and enable more amateur astronomers to add research-type studies to their pursuit of the hobby.Written by an astronomer who is well known amongst the amateur and professional community for the skill and quality of his work, this book describes a wide range of research areas where amateurs are gathering new scientific data that is utilized by professional astronomers. For each research area, the book provides a concise explanation of the purpose and value of the amateurs observations, a description of the equipment that is needed, specific observing procedures, complete data reduction instructions, and an explanation of how, and where, to submit results so that they will be available to the professional users.

Inhalt

Contents 6
Acknowledgement 11
Figures 12
Products and trademarks 20
Introduction 21
1 Meteor studies 23
2 Occultations 49
3 Visual variable star observing 97
4 CCD photometry 117
5 CCD astrometry 205
6 Discovery projects 226
7 Further avenues 266
Appendix A Some notes on time 282
Appendix B Some notes on astrometry 293
Appendix C The scientist's record book 301
Appendix D Measurement and uncertainty 304
Index 313

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.10.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Popular Astronomy
• Reihe/Serie: Popular Astronomy
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Praxis Books
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Praxis Books
• Zusatzinfo: XXVI, 302 p. 65 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: advanced astronomy projects • Amateur Astronomy • Astrometry • Astronomy • Astronomy Projects • CCD • Nation • planetary studies • research on the stars • sky studies • Stars
• ISBN-10: 0-387-73995-5 / 0387739955
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73995-3 / 9780387739953