Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies – A New Approach to Observing Deep Space, Authors: Cooke, Antony The first requirement is truly dark skies if you are observing from a light-polluted environment you need Tony Cookes book, Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs . Given a site with clear, dark night skies everything else follows this book […]
Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006, Authors: Furniss Tim, Shayler David, Shayler, Michael D. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every […]
Lunar and Planetary Rovers, Authors: Young, Anthony Den berättar också historien om robotrovers som används på Mars, och avslutas med en beskrivning av de nya designerna av rovers som planeras för The New Vision for Exploration av NASA. Boken ger omfattande citat från astronauterna som körde LRV på månen från intervjuer gjorda speciellt för boken. […]
The Amateur Astronomers Guide to the Deep-Sky Catalogs, Author: Jerry D Cavin In this ”catalog of catalogs,” the author introduces the figures behind the most famous of the star catalogs and includes the catalog listings as well. Thus here, all in one book, is your complete guide to the heavenly bodies – including constellations, galaxies, […]
Jupiter and how to observe it, Authors: McAnally, John W. The concept of the book – and of the series – is to present an up-to-date detailed physical and astrophysical description (part one) and then (part two) to consider how best to observe and image the giant planet. Jupiter and How to Observe It is […]
Planetary Ring Systems, Authors: Miner, Ellis D., Wessen, Randii R., Cuzzi, Jeffrey N. The authors cover the scientific significance of ring studies, the history of their discovery and characterization, the observations of Pioneer 10 at Jupiter, Pioneer 11 and Voyager 1 at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 at all four giant planets of the solar […]
Lunar and Planetary Webcam Users Guide, Authors: Mobberley, Martin Anyone with a modest telescope and a webcam can now obtain jaw-dropping lunar and planetary images to rival those taken with mid-range astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars. A glance through the images in this book shows just what spectacular results can be achieved by […]
Saturn and How to Observe It Brought to life by crisp color photographs, Saturn and How to Observe It is a modern comprehensive review of Saturn as a planet and its magnificent ring system. The book includes some of the latest detailed theories and physical descriptions of Saturn and its satellites. The techniques for observing […]
Pär Holmgren, välkänd från SVT, guidar till fakta och fenomen tillsammans med Naturvårdsverkets klimatexpert Claes Bernes. Med hjälp av foton och grafik förklarar de hur vädret ”funkar”. Ett molns födelse, regndroppens hårda kärna och mycket mer. Boken är också till för dig som vill kunna avläsa – ibland till och med förutsäga – vädret. Boken […]
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars, av Keith Robinson Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion […]
Galaxy Collisions – Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes, Authors: Struck, Curtis Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar systems. This book presents the revolutionary research advances achieved in the last decade and lucidly […]
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 […]
Mina naturvetenskapliga experiment lockar och uppmuntrar dig att göra egna upptäckter. Gör bokens experiment och anteckna dina funderingar, upptäckter, aha-upplevelser och framsteg direkt på sidorna. Författare: James, Alice; Stobbart, Darran Översättare: Lundman, Louise Illustratör: Baan, Petra Läsålder: 6-9 Antal sidor: 80 Visa pris
Practical Microscopy for Beekeepers av Bob Maurer Boken innehåller grunderna för studier av nosema, trakékvalster, varroa, m.fl. sjukdomar. Den visar hur man enkelt disikerar bin för undervisnig och diagnos. Den ger också en översikt över hur man preparerar pollen. Mycket informativ och lättläst bok. Språk: Engelska Visa pris
NATT – kom igång med astronomi! Utgivningen av Natt sker i samarbete mellan Astro Sweden och SAAF (Svenska AmatörAstronomisk Förening). Den första utgåvan av Natt producerades under Astronomiåret 2009 och spreds i 20 000 exemplar till bland annat föreningar, vetenskapscentra och astronomiska institutioner. Visa pris
