Scientific Astrophotography , Author: Gerald R Hubbell This book is a wealth of information and a distillation of ideas presented by a diverse set of sources and based on the most recent techniques, equipment, and data available. It also includes numerous exercises for the reader, to maximize the success and minimize the frustration inherent in […]
Astronomy Adventures and Vacations, author: Timothy Treadwell Tim Treadwell explores all the possibilities of astronomical and space-related activities that are available on day trips and longer vacations. These activities range from observatory visits and other simple ways to build an astronomy event into a holiday, to full blown specialized astronomy travel. Many trips give the […]
Solar System Maps – From Antiquity to the Space Age, Author: Nick Kanas This book tells the exciting story of how we have conceptualized and mapped our Solar System from antiquity to modern times. In addition to the complete text, this story is made more vivid by: 162 Solar System and planetary maps, diagrams, and […]
Star Clusters, Authors: Cardona III, Charles A. Star clusters are some of the most beautiful objects in the night sky and are prime targets for observational astronomers as well as astrophotographers. Using some of the newer technologies and larger and more powerful telescopes available today to amateur astronomers, many more of these dazzling groupings of […]
What is that star called? Where is the Great Bear? A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful guide to the pathways in the night sky, and which answers these questions and more. Written for complete beginners, this book introduces the reader to the patterns of the northern hemisphere’s sky in a clear and memorable […]
Aurora – Observing and Recording Nature’s Spectacular Light Show, Authors: Bone, Neil Often – and incorrectly – regarded as being confined to high northern and southern latitudes, major auroral displays are visible from even the southern USA and the south of England, and occur perhaps twenty times in each eleven-year sunspot cycle. Major auroral storms […]
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 4,600,000 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 […]
Inside Pixinsight av Warren A. Keller As the first comprehensive post-processing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many, replaced the generic graphics editors as the software of choice. With clear instructions from Keller, astrophotographers can get the most from its tools to create amazing images. Capable of complex post-processing routines, […]
Den Kodknäckande Astronomen, av Hans Thorgren Boken är i första hand avsedd för studenter som just påbörjat sina studier i astronomi samt för amatörastronomer som vill börja med fotometri och/eller spektroskopi. Den bör även kunna vara lämplig för gymnasieelever som vill ha lite mer än vad den ordinarie fysikundervisningen ger och torde passa utmärkt för […]
Moore on Mercury, Authors: Moore, Patrick Mercury has been the target of professional astronomers through the ages, and then of space probes, the most recent of which MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) will go into orbit around Mercury in 2011. Amateur astronomers can see Mercury and its ever-changing phases all year, and […]
Starlight, Authors: Robinson, Keith There are so many questions, and in this engaging and informative book by Keith Robinson, which serves as a companion to his very popular earlier book called Spectroscopy the Key to the Stars, you will learn the basics of stellar physics and the answers to many of these questions, as well […]
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 […]
Galaxies and How to Observe Them, Authors: Steinicke, Wolfgang, Jakiel, Richard The book combines the physical background on the nature and data of galaxies, the relevant instrumentation and viewing techniques, and finally the targets and their individual appearance in telescopes of various apertures. A comprehensive sample of galaxies, including quasars, groups and clusters of galaxies […]
Observing the sun – A Pocket FieldGuide, Author: Jamey L. Jenkins Because the Sun is a dynamic celestial body in constant flux, astronomers rarely know for certain what awaits them at the eyepiece. All features of the Sun are transient and sometimes rather fleeting. Given the number of features and the complex life cycles of […]
Utan DNA inget liv! I denna fantastiska molekyl finns koden som gör det möjligt för liv att växa, utvecklas och kopiera sig. DNA finns i alla levande växter och varelser. Från det minsta lilla frö till personen som står bredvid dig. Den här boken visar på ett pedagogiskt och tydligt sätt vad DNA är och […]
