Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs write by Antony Cooke. This book was released on 2006-04-18. Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The only practical guide to observing truly spectacular astronomical objects from less than perfect locations. The only book to deal in depth with the application of image intensifiers to real-time astronomy. Gives advice on viewing objects, and on making realistic images by drawing or video. Includes extensive catalogs of spectacular objects that can be seen from suburban sites in both hemispheres.
Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies
Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies write by Antony Cooke. This book was released on 2006-01-16. Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provide the reader with everything he needs to know about what to observe, and using some of today’s state-of-the-art technique and commercial equipment, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects. Only guide to live observation of deep space, utilizing modern image enhancement techniques (image intensifiers and CCD video monitors) Detailed information supplied on the image intensifiers and CCD video monitors Explains how to select and prepare sites for live viewing.
Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars
Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars write by Bob Argyle. This book was released on 2006-04-18. Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the reviews: "I recommend it to anyone with an interest in binary stars who wants to learn more about these fascinating objects." (Jocelyn Tomkin, The Observatory, April 2005)
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars write by Keith Robinson. This book was released on 2007-08-15. Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment which would alienate many of its intended readers. Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion to existing books on observational amateur astronomical spectroscopy.
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction write by Richard Handy. This book was released on 2007-06-12. Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
