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  • Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs

    by Ken M. Harrison ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who are looking for a new challenge. After a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, the book goes on to examine the various types of spectroscopes available to amateurs. Next, practical sections address all aspects of setting-up and using various ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Grating Spectroscopes and How to Use Them

    by Ken M. Harrison ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Grating Spectroscopes and How to Use Them is written for amateur astronomers who are just getting into this field of astronomy. Transmission grating spectroscopes look like simple filters and are designed to screw into place on the eyepiece of a telescope for visual use, or into the camera adapter for digicam or CCD imaging. Using the most popular commercially made filter gratings – Rainbow Optics ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Imaging Sunlight Using a Digital Spectroheliograph

    by Ken M. Harrison ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Ken M. Harrison's latest book is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who want to obtain detailed narrowband images of the Sun using a digital spectroheliograph (SHG). The SHG allows the safe imaging of the Sun without the expense of commercial ‘etalon’ solar filters. As the supporting software continues to be refined, the use of the digital spectroheliograph will become more and more ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

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  • Using Commercial Amateur Astronomical Spectrographs

    by Jeffrey L. Hopkins ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Amateur astronomers interested in learning more about astronomical spectroscopy now have the guide they need. It provides detailed information about how to get started inexpensively with low-resolution spectroscopy, and then how to move on to more advanced high-resolution spectroscopy. Uniquely, the instructions concentrate very much on the practical aspects of using commercially-available ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Budget Astrophotography

    Imaging with Your DSLR or Webcam

    by Timothy J. Jensen ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Here are clear explanations of how to make superb astronomical deep-sky images using only a DSLR or webcam and an astronomical telescope – no expensive dedicated CCD cameras needed!The book is written for amateur astronomers interested in budget astrophotography – the deep sky, not just the Moon and planets – and for those who want to improve their imaging skills using DSLR and webcams. It is even ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Telescopes and Techniques

    by C. R. Kitchin ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    “Telescopes and Techniques” has proved itself in its first edition, having become probably one of the most widely used astronomy texts, both for numerate amateur astronomers and for astronomy and astrophysics undergraduates. The first and second editions of the book were widely used as set texts for introductory practical astronomy courses in many universities.This book guides the reader through ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Astronomical Measurement

    A Concise Guide

    by Andy Lawrence ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book on astronomical measurement takes a fresh approach to teaching the subject. After discussing some general principles, it follows the chain of measurement through atmosphere, imaging, detection, spectroscopy, timing, and hypothesis testing. The various wavelength regimes are covered in each section, emphasising what is the same, and what is different. The author concentrates on the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Observing Photons in Space

    A Guide to Experimental Space Astronomy

    Edited by Martin C. E. Huber, Anuschka Pauluhn, J. Gethyn Timothy, Klaus Wilhelm, Alex Zehnder, J. Len Culhane ...
    Series Book 9 - ISSI Scientific Report Series
    An ideal resource for lecturers, this book provides a comprehensive review of experimental space astronomy. The number of astronomers whose knowledge and interest is concentrated on interpreting observations has grown substantially in the past decades; yet, the number of scientists who are familiar with and capable of dealing with instrumentation has dwindled. All of the authors of this work are ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Europa’s Lost Expedition

    A Scientific Novel

    by Michael Carroll ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite. The science fiction premise explores real possibilities of exploring other bodies in the Solar System, including probing their possible astrobiology. Now that the most recent world war has concluded on Earth, human ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Formation and Evolution of M33 as Revealed by Its Star Clusters

    by Izaskun San Roman ...
    Series series Springer Theses
    This thesis represents the first wide-field photometric and spectroscopic survey of star clusters in the nearby late-spiral galaxy M33. This system is the nearest example of a dwarf spiral galaxy, which may have a unique role in the process of galaxy formation and evolution. The cold dark matter paradigm of galaxy formation envisions large spiral galaxies, such as the Milky Way, being formed from ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Millimeter and Submillimeter Studies on the Active Trinity of Gas, Stars, and Black Holes in Seyfert Galaxies

    by Takuma Izumi ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This thesis focuses on understanding the growth and formation mechanism of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), an issue it addresses by investigating the dense interstellar medium that is assumed to be a crucial component of the fuel for SMBHs. The thesis also offers unique guidance on using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in active galactic nuclei (AGN) research.The author ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Virgin Galactic

    The First Ten Years

    by Erik Seedhouse ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines on six continents, employs hundreds of jets and, in 2014, was predicting that his spaceship company – Virgin Galactic – would soon open the space frontier to ... Read more

    $40.49 USD