Makes the area of astrochemistry accessible to amateur astronomers and the general educated publicThe Chemical Cosmos – A Guided Tour, Author: Steve Miller If you have ever wondered how we get from the awesome impersonality of the Big Bang universe to the point where living creatures can start to form, and evolve into beings like …
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* Uses the very latest imagery and data from Mars probes and rovers to present an up-to-date guide to Mars’ geological history. * Contains a unique set of specially prepared maps, fully labeled, covering the entire Martian surface and Mars’s moons. * Author is an accomplished author who is also an experienced amateur astronomer who …
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Ökat tryck i början av 1960-talet från National Academy of Sciences (NAS) för att studera sätt att utöka astronauternas roll för att bedriva vetenskap på framtida rymduppdrag ledde till NASA:s slutsats att vetenskapligt utbildade besättningsmedlemmar skulle generera större resultat från varje uppdrag.NASA’s Scientist-Astronauts by David, Shayler, Burgess, Colin NASA och industristudier fortsatte att undersöka möjligheter …
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Includes some rare photos of the most iconic telescopes ever built, revealing their allure and making obvious the value of these wonderful instruments. Shows readers how to find real bargains on classic telescopes, especially using eBay and the rest of the Internet. Interviews top telescope collectors and users from both sides of the Atlantic. Includes review of some …
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Intressanta mysterier inom konst, historia, och literatur som kan undersökas och lösas med vetenskapliga metoder.Further Adventures Of The Celestial Sleuth – Författare: Donald W. Olson From the author of ”Celestial Sleuth” (2014), yet more mysteries in art, history, and literature are solved by calculating phases of the Moon, determining the positions of the planets and …
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* Introduces astrophotography targets that are usually left out of commercially available books. * At a glance, readers can see the 50 best targets that can be imaged in the Southern sky. * Explains how image processing techniques can be used for wet film photographs as well as digital. Imaging the Southern Sky, Authors: Chadwick, …
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Titel: Astrophotography is Easy! Författare: Gregory I. Redfern Språk: Engelska Utgiven: 2020 Format: Häftad ISBN: 9783030459420Astrophotography is Easy! * Focuses on true beginners in astrophotography, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject * Covers the scientific background, necessary equipment, and field techniques for photographing the sky * Avoids overly technical material in favor of a …
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This book is a companion to Byrnes’s award-winning Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon (Springer, 2005). It provides comprehensive coverage of the far side of the Moon, and is the first book that collects photographs from all five Lunar Orbiter missions: Clementine, Apollo, Luna, Zond, and Nozomi. As in the …
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A special celestial event climaxes towards the end of 2013, the arrival, fresh from the Oort Cloud, of Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). By all predictions, this comet was set to be one of the most dazzling comets seen in modern history.Blazing a Ghostly Trail – ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future, Author: …
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Enables a user equipped with an average-sized amateur telescope to get the best out of observing beautiful objects in the night sky. Details the astrophysical make-up, history, discovery, and classification of planetary nebulae. Includes an observational guide of over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author with telescopes of various sizes Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe …
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This book is for the aging amateur astronomy population, including newcomers to astronomy in their retirement and hobbyists who loved peering through a telescope as a child.Astronomy for Older Eyes Author: James L. Chen, Adam (ILT) Chen, James L. Chen Whether a novice or an experienced observer, the practice of astronomy differs over the years. …
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This valuable reference fills a number of needs in the field of astronomical eyepieces, including that of a buyer’s guide, observer’s field guide and technical desk reference. It documents the past market for eyepieces and its evolution right up to the present day. In addition to appealing to practical astronomers – and potentially saving them …
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How Amateurs Can Generate and Use Professional Imaging Data Scientific Astrophotography is a work for those amateur astronomers looking for new challenges, once they have mastered visual observing and the basic imaging of various astronomical objects. It is a wonderful reference for scientifically-inclined observers who want to learn the fundamentals of astrophotography with a firm …
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Visualizes relevant physical information of stars and extended objects in an attractive and comprehensive way with different colors, symbol types, and sizes Covers the entire sky, both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere Contains position (and physical) information on enough stars to support star-hopping The Constellation Observing Atlas Designed for anyone who wishes to learn the …
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Nebulae are the places where the stars are born. For amateur astronomers, the many different kinds of nebulae vary from ”easy” targets that can be seen with modest equipment under mediocre skies, to more obscure ”challenging” objects that require experienced observers, more powerful telescopes and excellent observation conditions.Nebulae and How to Observe Them, Authors: Coe, …
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