Observing the solar system : the modern astronomer's guide /

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A practical primer for aspiring observers of the planets and other Solar System objects, written by an experienced amateur astronomer.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: North, Gerald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Astronomy > Amateurs' manuals.
Astronomy > Observers' manuals.
Telescopes.
Astronomie > Manuels d'amateurs.
Télescopes.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomy
Telescopes
Moon > Observations.
Solar system > Amateurs' manuals.
Solar system > Observers' manuals.
Lune > Observations.
Système solaire > Manuels d'amateurs.
Système solaire > Manuels d'observation.
Moon
Solar system
Handbooks and manuals
Observations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Earth and sky
  • 2. Moon and planet observer's hardware
  • 3. The Solar System framed
  • 4. Stacking up the Solar System
  • 5. Our Moon
  • 6. Mercury and Venus
  • 7. Mars
  • 8. Jupiter
  • 9. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  • 10. Small worlds
  • 11. Comets
  • 12. Our daytime star
  • Appendix 1. Telescope collimation
  • Appendix 2. Field-testing a telescope's optics
  • Appendix 3. Polar alignment.

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