Download or read book Astronomical Sketching A Step by Step Introduction written by Richard Handy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the amateur with fine examples of astronomical sketches and step-by-step tutorials in each medium, including pencil, pen and ink, chalks and pastels, painting and computer graphics programs. This unique book can teach almost anyone to create beautiful sketches of celestial objects by following simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Readers can select a chapter related to their preferred class of object, and rapidly learn techniques in several media. Each chapter contains useful information regarding equipment, techniques for preserving and archiving sketches, and suggestions for accurate record keeping.

Download or read book Night Sky Tracker written by Leslie Alan Horvitz and published by A & C Black. This book was released on 2006 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for any amateur astronomer, this work includes an introduction to home astronomy as well as a fill-in logbook for charting your discoveries. It teaches how to navigate the night sky, what equipment you need, and what to look for and when.

Download or read book Astronomer s Journal written by Camp Camp Galaxy and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking notes on astronomical observations is a valuable tool and time-honored tradition for professional and amateur astronomers alike. We hope that this journal serves you well in recording your astronomical observations and sharing your experiences with others. This 8x10" journal includes 100 blank observational logs to enhance your skygazing experience. Designed by Camp Galaxy, the elegant log format included here allows you to record details about the object or objects being observed and the site and conditions at the time of observation. Five full pages for notes and reflections are also included at the end of the journal. Paperback-bound with a charming and beautiful cover, this journal is sure to be a lasting record of your unique observations. This lovely astronomy log also makes a wonderful gift for the star gazer in your life.

Download or read book The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres written by David F. Gray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-17 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third edition textbook for use on advanced courses on stellar physics.

Download or read book Star Gazing Journal written by John Philip Hunter and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are solar eclipses and lunar ones too. Space vehicles passing overhead. Nighttime skies so bright they are awesome. Go out and look. Take your 'scope or binoculars - whatever, just go look. Use the Sky Gazing Journal to write down and draw what you see. If the movies Interstellar or Gravity inspired you, then get a Star Gazing Journal. Make notes about the Rosetta landing. Awesome stuff. Now you don't have to make astronomy observation notes on little scraps of paper or in funky notebooks. Record your sky viewing observations in an orderly way with this easy-to-use stargazing journal. Each page includes blank areas that allow you to sketch exactly what you're seeing in the night sky. You can also keep track of the date, time, lunar phase, longitude, latitude, sky conditions, and the equipment used. Make note of how many meteors you see during the Leonid and Perseid meteor showers. Follow a comet over the course of many nights. Or, just jot down how spectacular the night sky was on a certain date. You can even make note of the International Space Station (ISS) as it passes over your location. It's awesome to observe! Each time it passes, it's on a different trajectory. There are many celestial events to observe, in addition to the stars, constellations, and planets. With this stargazing journal, you'll be able to plan ahead and then record your observations. It's an astronomy journal you'll keep for years!

Download or read book Observational Molecular Astronomy written by David A. Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecular line emissions offer researchers exciting opportunities to learn about the evolutionary state of the Milky Way and distant galaxies. This text provides a detailed introduction to molecular astrophysics and an array of useful techniques for observing astronomical phenomena at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths. After discussing the theoretical underpinnings of molecular observation, the authors catalogue suitable molecular tracers for many types of astronomical regions in local and distant parts of the Universe, including cold gas reservoirs primed for the formation of new stars, regions of active star formation, giant photon-dominated regions and near active galactic nuclei. Further chapters demonstrate how to obtain useful astronomical information from raw telescope data while providing recommendations for appropriate observing strategies. Replete with maps, charts and references for further reading, this handbook will suit research astronomers and graduate students interested in broadening their skill to take advantage of the new facilities now coming online.

Download or read book Observational Astrophysics written by Pierre Lena and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last twenty years astronomy has been developing dramatically. Until the nineteen-fifties, telescopes, spectrometers, and photographic plates consti tuted a relatively simple set of tools which had been refined to a high degree of perfection by the joint efforts of physicists and astronomers. Indeed these tools helped at the birth of modern astrophysics: the discovery of the expan sion of the Universe. Then came radioastronomy and the advent of electronics; the last thirty years have seen the application to astrophysics of a wealth of new experimental techniques, based on the most advanced fields of physics, and a constant interchange of ideas between physicists and astronomers. Last, but not least, modern computers have sharply reduced the burden of dealing with the information painfully extracted from the skies, whether from ever scarce photons, or from the gigantic data flows provided by satellites and large telescopes. The aim of this book is not to give an extensive overview of all the tech niques currently in use in astronomy, nor to provide detailed instructions for preparing or carrying out an astronomical project. Its purpose is methodologi cal: photons are still the main carriers of information between celestial sources and the observer. How we are to collect, sample, measure, and store this infor mation is the unifying theme of the book. Rather than the diversity of tech niques appropriate for each wavelength range, we emphasize the physical and mathematical bases which are common to all wavelength regimes.

Download or read book Secrets of Stargazing written by Becky Ramotowski and published by Sky & Telescope. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the perfect how-to book for recreational stargazers. It's loaded with practical advice to help new observers spend more time exploring the night sky and less time fumbling with equipment or wondering how, when, and what to observe. In Secrefs of Stargazing you'll discover how to: Quickly get started stargazing if you're the lucky recipient of a new telescope, Plan your observing sessions and record your observations, Stargaze in the city - despite the lights, Quickly and easily prepare your telescope for a night under the stars, Use star charts and discover star-hopping, See faint objects without actually looking at them, Observe in comfort, Decipher weather reports and understand sky transparency and seeing conditions, Find others in your area who share your love of the night sky. Whether or not you own a telescope, Secrets of Stargazing is loaded with tips and tricks that are guaranteed to make you a better observer. It's a volume that no novice stargazer should be without. Book jacket.

Download or read book 100 Things to See in the Night Sky Expanded Edition written by Dean Regas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the amazing wonders of the night sky with this expanded edition to 100 Things to See in the Night Sky, perfect for every amateur stargazer and armchair astronomer! Keep your feet on the ground and experience the night sky to the fullest by exploring planets, satellites, and constellations with this all-inclusive reference guide to space. 100 Things to See in the Night Sky, Expanded Edition is full of information on the many amazing things you can see with a telescope, or just your naked eye! From shooting stars to constellations and planets to satellites, this book gives you a clear picture of what you can see on any given night. Learn about the celestial bodies that have captured people’s imaginations for centuries, with specific facts alongside traditional myths and beautifully illustrated photographs and star charts that will help you know where to look for the best view. With this illuminating guide, you’ll enjoy hours of stargazing, whether you’re travelling, camping, sitting in your back yard, or simply flipping through the beautiful images in this book.

Download or read book Observational Astronomy written by Edmund C. Sutton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomy is fundamentally an observational science and as such it is important for astronomers and astrophysicists to understand how their data are collected and analyzed. This book is a comprehensive review of current observational techniques and instruments. Featuring instruments such as Spitzer, Herschel, Fermi, ALMA, Super-Kamiokande, SNO, IceCube, the Auger Observatory, LIGO and LISA, the book discusses the capabilities and limitations of different types of instruments. It explores the sources and types of noise and provides statistical tools necessary for interpreting observational data. Due to the increasingly important role of statistical analysis, the techniques of Bayesian analysis are discussed, along with sampling techniques and model comparison. With topics ranging from fundamental subjects such as optics, photometry and spectroscopy, to neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves, this book is essential for graduate students in astronomy and physics. Electronic and colour versions of selected figures are available online at www. cambridge.org/9781107010468.

Download or read book The Astrophotographer s Journal written by Galactic Galactic Hunter and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Astrophotographer's Journal is a portable notebook created for the purpose of recording observations, cataloguing photographs, and writing down the wonderful memories created by this hobby. This book contains more than 200 pages to memorialize your stargazing and imaging sessions, as well as a useful chart on the last pages to index exciting or important notes. Read back on the logs to see how much progress you have made through the months, the problems you overcame, and the notes taken to improve in the future. Just as the pioneers of astronomy did in their time, look up and take notes of your observations as you are the author of this star-filled journey. This is the ORION journal, if you are looking for the ANDROMEDA or PLEIADES cover, please see full shop.

Download or read book The Backyard Astronomer s Guide written by Terence Dickinson and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's invaluable manual completely up-to-date. Setting a new standard for astronomy guides, it will serve as the touchstone for the next generation of stargazers as well as longtime devotees. Technology and astronomical understanding are evolving at a breathtaking clip, and to reflect the latest information about observing techniques and equipment, this massively revised and expanded edition has been completely rebuilt (an additional 48 pages brings the page count to 416). Illustrated throughout with all-new photographs and star charts, this edition boasts a refreshed design and features five brand-new chapters, including three essential essays on binocular, telescope and Moon tours by renowned astronomy writer Ken Hewitt-White. With new content on naked-eye sky sights, LED lighting technology, WiFi-enabled telescopes and the latest advances in binoculars, telescopes and other astronomical gear, the fourth edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide is sure to become an indispensable reference for all levels of stargazers. New techniques for observing the Sun, the Moon and solar and lunar eclipses are an especially timely addition, given the upcoming solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024. Rounding out these impressive offerings are new sections on dark sky reserves, astro-tourism, modern astrophotography and cellphone astrophotography, making this book an enduring must-have guide for anyone looking to improve his or her astronomical viewing experience. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide also features a foreword by Dr. Sara Seager, a Canadian-American astrophysicist and planetary scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an internationally recognized expert in the search for exoplanets.

Download or read book The Monthly Sky Guide written by Ian Ridpath and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The classic beginner's guide to the night sky."--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Signs Seasons written by Jay Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated and extensively quoting ancient sources, Signs & Seasons teaches the traditional, Biblical basis for timekeeping and navigation. The reader will discover the phases of the Moon and the passage of the seasons. You will learn to find the traditional constellations and to identify the visible Planets. You will see how our calendar is based on the Sun and Moon, and how the times of Passover and Easter are derived from their cycles. Signs & Seasons also includes 40 pages of Field Activities that help the reader acquire practical experience with observing the sky. Read Signs & Seasons and rediscover your forgotten astronomical heritage!

Download or read book Double Stars for Small Telescopes written by Sissy Haas and published by Sky Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalog of dounle stars is among the most comprehensive ever printed. With over 2,100 star pairings listed with coordinates, color, and interesting information about every pair, Double Stars for Small Telescopes is an essential addition to the library of every astronomy enthusiast. 248 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 invhes, softcover.

Download or read book 2021 Night Sky Almanac written by Nicole Mortillaro and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portable guidebook for enjoying the night sky in 2021. 2021 Night Sky Almanac is the ideal resource for both novice and experienced sky watchers in the United States and Canada, with all of the advice, information and data that enthusiasts need to understand and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. This in-depth guide first introduces readers to the objects in the sky -- from stars, to comets, to globular clusters -- and then takes them through the cosmic events to look out for each month in 2021, with sky maps, moon phase charts and info about the planets. The book also features: Methods for using your hands to measure angles in the sky; Information about binoculars and telescopes; History of constellations, including Indigenous history; A glossary of terms; And much, much more! 2021 Night Sky Almanac is both a comprehensive introduction to astronomy and a quick reference book for more experienced sky watchers who don't want to miss a thing. Its compact size means it's perfect for taking on an "astro-vacation" or simply sky viewing in the backyard. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) was founded ad hoc in 1868 and incorporated in 1890 with a dual membership of professionals and amateurs. It has 29 Canadian chapters and over 5,000 members. The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is entering its 114th year of publication, and the RASC also produces a number of other publications and guidebooks.

Download or read book Astronomy Log Book written by SkyHigh Observer and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-26 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Write in your observations and preferred logs in a single place. Do you love to study celestial objects and phenomena? Are you a discoverer of the amazing wonders of the night sky? Would you like to save and sort out all of your stargazing thoughts? Then this outstanding astronomy journal is just for you, the perfect way to organize all your observations in one place. You will love it. It is beautifully designed, simple, clear, easy to use and well organized. Features: In this logbook: Moon Calendar 2021 Personal Information Sky Condition - Sky Placement Equipment & Tools Objects Sited Date - Time - Place - Longitude - Magnitude - Observer - Lunar Phase - Weather Observation Notes Blank Pages for Sketches & Photos It is a perfect size (6x9in) - not too big and at the same time with enough writing space to jot down everything needed. A great gift for astronomy lovers, friends and family members who love enjoy stargazing. Get this blank astronomy logbook now and start filling it with your personal night sky observations