A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis

Brian D. Warner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2006
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-29365-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Includes tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into 'serious' science. This title offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part.

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Tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into 'serious' science. The text offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part. Readers learn to recognize and avoid common errors in gathering photometry data, with detailed examples for analysis. Includes reviews of available software, with screen shots and useful tips.

Autor

Brian Warner has been an astronomer for 40 years. He ran the Minor Planet Observer for ten years, and has contributed more than 60 papers to the Minor Planet Bulletin, along with regular articles. He lives in Colorado, USA.

Inhalt

Getting Started.- Targets of Opportunity.- Photometry Fundamentals.- The Photometry Primer.- Photometric Reductions.- Second Order Extinction.- Telescopes and Cameras.- Imaging and Photometry Software.- Collecting Photons.- Analyzing the Data.- Period Analysis.- Building Star Systems.- Publishing Your Data and Results.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
• Vorwort: Alan W. Harris
• Zusatzinfo: 110 black & white illustrations, biography
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 568 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• ISBN-10: 0-387-29365-5 / 0387293655
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-29365-3 / 9780387293653
• Zustand: Neuware