Choosing and Using Astronomical Filters Provides an in-depth look at the telescope accessories known as astronomical filters Includes the history of different types of filters their uses and specialist techniques Features a basic guide to using Adobe Photoshop to further enhance images Includes an observational guide to 100 astronomical objects that you can see better […]
The Exoplanet Handbook 2nd Edition With the discovery of planets beyond our solar system 25 years ago exoplanet research has expanded dramatically with new state-of-the-art ground-based and space-based missions dedicated to their discovery and characterisation. With more than 3500 exoplanets now known the complexity of the discovery techniques observations and physical characterisation have grown exponentially. […]
Den Spännande Astronomin 4:e upplagan av Hans Thorgren Boken är tänkt för gymnasieelever som vill lära sig lite astronomi utöver det som ingår i grundskolans NO-ämnen och gymnasiets fysikkurser. Den kan vara lämplig att använda som ett hjälpmedel vid ett projektarbetet i astronomi eller något annat ämne som berör rymden. Eftersom matematik undvikits kan boken […]
Solar History – An Introduction – Författare: Claudio Vita-Finzi Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation and the five decades during which artificial satellites have monitored the Sun – that is to say for 99.99999% of the Sun’s existence – our knowledge of solar history depends largely on analogy with kindred main sequence stars on […]
Computer Simulations of Space Societies – Författare: William Sims Bainbridge At the intersection of astronautics computer science and social science this book introduces the challenges and insights associated with computer simulation of human society in outer space and of the dynamics of terrestrial enthusiasm for space exploration. Never before have so many dynamic representations of […]
India in Space – Författare: Marco Aliberti This book presents the renewing strategic vision and progressive diversification of the Indian space programme at the nexus socio-economic development commerce and geopolitics. It disentangles India’s evolving rationales for engaging in space from a wide range of perspectives and provides novel and in-depth assessment of the domestic regional […]
Gemini 4 – Författare: David J. Shayler The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double […]
Building Habitats on the Moon – Författare: Haym Benaroya Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids radiation and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters in a dangerous environment far away from […]
Gemini Flies – Historien om NASAs testprogram Gemini som lade grunden för månlandningen – Författare: David J. Shayler In May 1961 President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off NASA authorized the […]
The Sun Today – Författare: Claudio Vita-Finzi There are several billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. One of them is the middle-aged G2V yellow dwarf that rules our lives. The Sun Today discusses the Sun’s appearance and composition its internal workings and the various kinds of radiation it emits and it puts forward a […]
A History Of The Solar System – Författare: Claudio Vita-Finzi This well illustrated book presents a compact history of the Solar System from its dusty origins 4600000 years ago to the present day. Its primary aim is to show how the planets and their satellites comets meteors interplanetary dust solar radiation and cosmic rays continually […]
Tim Peake and Britain’s Road to Space – Författare: Erik Seedhouse For centuries the British developed a reputation as a nation of explorers. From Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe to the ascent of Everest British explorers crossed oceans and continents and ventured where few if any had gone before. Until very recently that legacy […]
The Craft of Scientific Writing – Författare: Michael Alley The Craft of Scientific Writing is designed to help scientists and engineers – both professionals already active in the disciplines as well as students preparing to enter the professions – write about their work clearly and effectively. Written for use as a text in courses on […]
Binocular Astronomy – Författare: Stephen Tonkin Binoculars have for many long been regarded as an entry level observational tool and relatively few have used them as a serious observing instrument. This is changing! Many people appreciate the relative comfort of two-eyed observing but those who use binoculars come to realize that they offer more than […]
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