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This is without doubt the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers. It is the first major observing guide for amateurs since Burnham’s Celestial Handbook. With finder charts of large-scale and unprecedented detail, in...
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Springer
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2007-09-06
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Thebookyouareholdinginyourhandsisoneofthebestlearningandoutreach tools you could want for your collection. The Night Sky Companion is full of informationaboutastronomy.Thinkofhowmanytimesyouhavewalkedoutside,...
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Springer
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2007-09-05
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Can you remember being impressed by a clear starry sky? Look at the Milky Way through binoculars and it will reveal its many hundreds of thousands of stars, double stars, stellar clusters, and nebulae. If you are a new observer, it is not that easy to ?nd your way in...
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Springer
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2007-08-26
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While most amateur astronomers know about the red shift, have a general idea of the way that the emission and absorption lines in stellar spectra provide an insight into the atomic processes of the star, it is unusual to find someone who has any kind of detailed...
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Springer
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2007-08-15
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This book provides a theoretical and observational overview of the state of the art of gamma-ray astrophysics, and their impact and connection with the physics of cosmic rays and neutrinos. With the aim of shedding new and fresh light on the problem of the nature of the...
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Springer
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2007-07-17
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This book’s quantitative approach to astrophysics cuts through all the incomprehensible mathematics and explains all aspects of astrophysics in simple terms. A unique feature of this book is the way that example objects for practical observation are given at every...
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Springer
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2007-07-14
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Supernova explosions, which mark the deaths of massive stars or of white dwarf stars in binary systems,are unbelievably violent events. Despite occurring in gal- ies many millions of light-years away,amateur telescopes can reveal these colossal explosions,and even...
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Springer
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2007-07-05
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Sirius - A Diamond in the Night will tell two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known asSirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related,...
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Springer
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2007-07-05
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It is a pleasure and an honor to offer a few words of forward to Brian Warner's guide to photometry. In his preface, he makes a considerable point about amateurs and professionals, and those who dare or deign to step across the line supposedly dividing the two. Here I...
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Springer
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2007-07-03
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Written by experts in the field, many of whom took part in the Galileo mission, the book reviews the basics about Io and its unique space environment. Coverage includes all subjects, where the Galilio mission has shed new light on, with some emphasis on Io's most...
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Springer
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2007-06-20
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Thesmallrefractingtelescopewithitssimpledirectdesignandconstructionand permanently aligned optics is the time tested standard for personal use. Easily portable, it can be taken out of the house and set up at a moment’s notice. Or, it can be packed conveniently into a...
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Springer
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2007-06-04
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Many excellent books have been written about the past history of the universe and of the various objects—galaxies, stars, planets— to be found in it. All the exciting events from the original Big Bang to the appearance of human beings have been carefully recorded. Much...
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Springer
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2007-05-27
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This exciting, upbeat new guide provides an extensive overview of binoculars and telescopes. It includes detailed up-to-date information on sources, selection and use of virtually every major type, brand and model of such instruments on today’s market – truly an...
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Springer
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2007-05-26
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John Dyson has contributed to the study of the hydrodynamic processes that govern a wide variety of astrophysical sources which he has helped explain. In this volume dedicated to him, introductory reviews to a number of the key processes and to the sources themselves...
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Springer
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2007-05-02
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Since the very beginning of astronomy, people have looked up sky and constructed patterns – the constellations – out of the almost random scattering of stars in the night sky. The fact that the constellations are still used to day reflects not their historical origins,...
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Springer
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2007-04-22
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The advantages of using both eyes for astronomical observing are many and considerable, largely because of the way the human brain processes visual information.
Binoculars – the usual kinds – are incredibly useful for wide-field observing, but "binocular astronomy" is...
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Springer
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2007-04-05
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I received my ?rst telescope, a 60 mm (2. 4 in) Unitron refractor, as a surprise Christmas gift from my father whenI was 10 years old,and over the next several years,I spent countless hours exploring the heavens, seeking out virtually every celestial objectI could ?nd...
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Springer
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2007-04-03
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Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions of backyard satellite dishes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. We cannot really comprehend what...
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Springer
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2007-03-20
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This book deals with neutrino physics and astrophysics - a field in which some of the most exciting recent developments in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology took place. The book is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and self-contained treatment of key issues...
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OUP Oxford
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2007-03-15
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This Astronomers' Observing Guides are designed for practical amateur astronomers who not only want to observe, but want to know the details of exactly what they are looking at.
Nebulae are the places where the stars are born. For amateur astronomers, the many...
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Springer
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2007-03-14
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