Fred William Price

The Planet Observer's Handbook

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An informative, up-to-date and well-illustrated practical guide to planetary observations for the amateur astronomer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 860g
• ISBN-13: 9780521789813
• ISBN-10: 0521789818
• Artikelnr.: 21892874

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: why observe the planets?
1. The solar system
2. The celestial sphere
3. Telescopes and accessories
4. The atmosphere and seeing
5. Mercury
6. Venus
7. Mars
8. The minor planets (asteroids)
9. Jupiter
10. Saturn
11. Uranus
12. Neptune
13. Pluto
14. Constructing maps and planispheres
15. Planetary photography and videography
16. Photoelectric photometry of the minor planets, planets and their satellites
Name index
Subject index.