The Urban Astronomer: A Practical Guide for Observers in Cities and Suburbs (Wiley Science Editions) - Softcover

Matloff, Gregory L.

 
9780471531432: The Urban Astronomer: A Practical Guide for Observers in Cities and Suburbs (Wiley Science Editions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 047153143X ISBN 13: 9780471531432
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

Designed for amateur astronomers living in or near large urban centers. It offers a comprehensive and thorough discussion of astronomical observing, including the observation of our nearest neighbors in the heavens as well as those farther away--some constant and some only appearing every hundred years or so. Topical coverage includes discussions of the problem of seeing the night sky in cities, the wonders of naked eye astronomy, the ``seeing'' instruments necessary for observation in an urban setting, planning an observing session in a city park and looking at the moon, planets, spacecraft, meteorites, comets, solar and lunar eclipses, unusual phenomena such as variable and double stars and the sun. The final chapter stresses the importance of astronomy as an invaluable educational tool and presents a number of projects that can be performed by the urban amateur astronomer.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
1991
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
047153143X
ISBN 13 
9780471531432
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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