Télécharger le livre :  Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts
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There are 'voids' obscuring all kinds of objects in the cosmos. Voids may be within an object, or between an object and us. Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Lanes looks out into the deep sky at those apparent dark regions in space, which are among the most compelling...

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Parution : 2012-01-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope
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Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope contains descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. The photographs show how the objects appear through a...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-11-02
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Télécharger le livre :  The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Deep-Sky Catalogs
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Every amateur astronomer has at least heard of the many different catalogs of deep-sky objects; the most well known are the Messier, the Caldwell, the Herschel, and the NGC.  All of these catalogs are, in general, readily available, but very few amateur observers are in...

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Parution : 2011-10-27
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Télécharger le livre :  The Mythology of the Night Sky
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The Mythology of the Night Sky is intended primarily for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of constellations and planets. It deals with the 48 constellations identified by the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy, as well as all the...

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Parution : 2011-08-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Choosing and Using a Dobsonian Telescope
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In the 1960's, American amateur astronomer, John Dobson, designed a revolutionary kind of astronomical telescope featuring a lightweight large-aperture reflecting system on a simple mounting, using the then-revolutionary material called teflon. The design combines...

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Parution : 2011-07-25
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Télécharger le livre :  How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera
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Although astronomical CCD cameras can be very costly, digital cameras – the kind you use on holiday – on the other hand, are relatively inexpensive. Moreover, their technology – especially thermal noise, sensitivity (ISO number) and resolution – has progressed to a...

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Télécharger le livre :  The Moon in Close-up
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Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those...

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Parution : 2010-11-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Hunting and Imaging Comets
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For many astronomers, the holy grail of observation is to discover a comet, not least because comets always bear the name of their discoverer! Hunting and Imaging Comets was written for comet hunters and digital imagers who want to discover, rediscover, monitor, and...

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Parution : 2010-10-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies
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Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies is the first book specifically written for amateur astronomers who own, or who are about to purchase, a computer-controlled ‘go-to’ telescope. The advantage of the ‘go-to’ capability is enormous – the telescope can be aimed at any...

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Parution : 2010-09-14
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Télécharger le livre :  So You Want a Meade LX Telescope!
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Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that have ever been. They are surely all correct! The great leap of our time is that computer-designed and machined parts have led to more accurately made com-...

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Parution : 2010-07-20
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Télécharger le livre :  The Rainbow Sky
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W here do you start to write about colors in the universe? Do you look to the deepest ocean trenches on Earth, with their awesome bioluminescent creatures roaming the blackness of the abyss? And where do you finish? With the most distant galaxies in the cosmos? A...

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Parution : 2010-03-10
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Télécharger le livre :  The Science and Art of Using Telescopes
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Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made...

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Parution : 2009-10-03
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Télécharger le livre :  Deep-Sky Video Astronomy
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Deep-Sky Video Astronomy is a concise guide to using modern integrating video cameras for deep-sky viewing and imaging with the kinds of modest telescopes available commercially to amateur astronomers. It includes an introduction and a brief history of the technology,...

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Parution : 2009-04-21
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Télécharger le livre :  Measure Solar System Objects and Their Movements for Yourself!
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Instead of taking somebody's word for it about the basic size and distance statistics for the solar system, this book shows amateur astronomers how to measure these things for themselves. This is an enriching experience for any amateur astronomer - to understand and...

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Parution : 2009-04-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Make Time for the Stars
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Many amateur astronomers are short of time. A full-time career usually takes up most waking hours, and often there simply isn’t time for leisurely observing. Fortunately, modern technologies such as computer-controlled telescopes, GPS, north-seeking and level detection,...

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Parution : 2009-04-09
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Télécharger le livre :  The Night Sky Companion
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T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajourneytogetheracrossthenight sky. In these pages you will find lunar...

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Parution : 2009-02-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects
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Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects is a reference book for amateur astronomers. It contains, for each constellation, a star chart showing the Bayer labels, a table for many of the stars in the constellation, along with their positions and magnitudes, and a table of the...

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Parution : 2007-10-14
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Télécharger le livre :  Lights in the Sky
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Many lights and other objects in the sky go unrecognised, or at least are little understood by those observing them. Such things range from the commonplace like rainbows and meteors, to the distinctly unusual like the green flash and ball lightning. And there is still a...

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Parution : 2007-09-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Observing the Sun with Coronado™ Telescopes
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Scientists will often tell you that now is the most exciting time for a particular interest. We will always have just discovered or invented something that will “revolutionize” something or the other. The computer on which I am typing this, for example, is four times...

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Parution : 2007-09-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images
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I have recently discovered the most satisfying hobby so far, and to be frank,I have pursued quite a few hobbies in my time! This one encompasses computers, optics, precision mechanics, digital image processing and artistic appreciation, and it therefore satisfies just...

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Parution : 2007-09-20
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