How do I get started in astronomy? Should I buy binoculars or a telescope? What can I expect to see? This wonderful beginners’ guide to astronomy covers all the information you need to get started. This second edition has been fully updated and now includes new illustrations, the latest astronomy equipment and celestial events through […]
* Worked examples give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the ways that their captured images can be enhanced to bring out their beauty. * Covers every type of object, from images of the Moon, planets and comets, to capturing images of the constellations, star clusters and nebulae within the Milky Way and faint distant […]
Titel: Digital SLR Astrophotography Författare: Michael A. Covington Språk: Engelska Format: Häftad ISBN: 9781316639931Digital SLR Astrophotography Digital SLR cameras have made it easier than ever before to photograph the night sky. Whether you’re a beginner, nature photographer, or serious astronomer, this is the definitive handbook to capturing the heavens. Starting with simple projects for beginners […]
* Titel: Asteroids – Relics of Ancient Time * Författare: Michael A. Covington * Språk: Engelska * Utgiven: 2015 * Format: Inbunden * ISBN: 9781107061446 Asteroids – Relics of Ancient Time Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists […]
Andra upplagan av boken om Exoplaneter skriven av Michael Perryman. Utgiven 2018.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 3,500 exoplanets now known, the complexity […]
Are we alone in the Universe? Was there anything before the Big Bang? Are there other universes? What makes stars shine? Where does Earth’s water come from? Why is the night sky dark? Was there ever life on Mars? How do telescopes work?A question and answer guide to astronomy, Authors: Carol Christian, Space Telescope Science […]
Finding our Place in the Solar System gives a detailed account of how the Earth was displaced from its traditional position at the center of the universe to be recognized as one of several planets orbiting the Sun under the influence of a universal gravitational force. The transition from the ancient geocentric worldview to a […]
