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Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Neale Monks
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1441968504
Количество страниц: 260
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies is the first book specifically written for amateur astronomers who own, or who are about to purchase, a computer-controlled ‘go-to’ telescope. Computer control and automatic location of objects in the night sky is now a feature of even inexpensive astronomical telescopes (under $200), no longer just of the more expensive models. The advantage of the ‘go-to’ capability is enormous – the telescope can be aimed at any object in the sky with great speed and accuracy – and so is the popularity of these instruments.
GO-TO Telescopes Under Suburban Skies provides literally hundreds more targets beyond those offered by the built-in ‘nightly tours’ that feature on the telescope’s computer handset (a feature incorporated by most manufacturers). Although most ‘go-to’ telescopes have enormous databases of objects they can find – usually running into tens of thousands – the tours (that’s suggested objects to look at) are always very limited. Once you’ve seen the planets and bright objects that the computer suggests, you’re on your own…
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The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Giora Shaviv,
Издательство: Spтшger
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 3642020879
Количество страниц: 504
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This beautifully illustrated book describes the birth and evolution of the theory of stellar structure through the vehement controversy between biology (as presented by Darwin) and physics (as presented by Kelvin) about the age of the Earth, which culminated with Rutherford suggesting radioactive dating. Shaviv analyzes critically many proclaimed scientific results, showing how and why they were wrong, and explains why it took decades to find the now accepted scientific answers - where there are such - and why there remains much more to be done before we can say we fully understand what happens up there in the heavens.
The Life of the Stars pres fascinating reading for all those interested in the stars, in the history of astronomy and in what their story tells us about how science progresses. Moreover, it will bring readers up-to-date on current problems in astrophysics.
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The Solar System (3 Vol. Set) |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: David G. Fisher, Richard R. Erickson
Издательство: S.lem Press
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 1587655306
Количество страниц: 1056
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This book features essential coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from every feature of the major planets to their satellites, small bodies, interplanetary phenomena, and cosmological context. Designed to meet the needs of both general readers and students, this completely revised and updated edition covers 180 major topics on Earth's solar system as it is understood from the latest perspectives. For this new edition, 58 new topics have been added and every essay has been thoroughly expanded, from the text through bibliographies, to bring it up to date in view of the many interplanetary missions that have expanded our knowledge of the solar system - from Pioneer and Voyager through the missions of Galileo, Cassini-Huygens, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the latest Mars probes as of 2009.
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Dust To Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Norbert S. Schulz
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 3642062628
Количество страниц: 390
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued. |
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Galaxies and their Masks: A Conference in Honour of K.C. Freeman, FRS |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: David L. Block, Kenneth C. Freeman, Ivânio Puerari
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1441973168
Количество страниц: 432
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Various kinds of masks obscure our view of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as well as of other galaxies. Masks of interstellar dust affect our measurements within galaxies, on scales ranging from individual supernovae to the galaxies themselves. The “mass mask” (our inability to image mass rather than light) gives astronomers a very incomplete picture of the size and structure of galaxies themselves, because we cannot image the dark matter which provides most of the galactic mass. Another mass is the “dynamical mask”: as galaxies form, much dynamical information is lost in the birthing process. A new thrust in research is to retrieve such information by means of chemical tagging. About 50 astronomers flew into Namibia in April 2010, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Professor K.C. Freeman, Fellow of the Royal Society. At age 70, Freeman, a father of dark matter in galaxies, continues to be one of planet’s most highly cited astronomers. The current volume affords readers a unique perspective on galaxies by probing the thoughts of some of the greatest astronomers of our age. Contributions focus on galaxies from within our Local Group to those in our high redshift Universe. Approximately 40 in-depth review and contributed papers are contained in the volume, each written by an expert in the field. Two unusual features of the current volume include the “Star Country” of the San people of southern Africa as well as the introduction into astronomy of “The Treachery of Images” by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. “Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see”, said Magritte. These words resonate the theme of the current volume “Galaxies and their Masks”, which is written at a level to be appreciated by both specialist and doctoral student alike. |
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Planetary Systems: Detection, Formation and Habitability of Extrasolar Planets |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Marc Ollivier, Therese Encrenaz, Francoise Roques, and Franck Selsis
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2009
isbn: иц 360 ISBN: 3642094864
Количество страниц: 360
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Over the past ten years, the discovery of extrasolar planets has opened a new field of astronomy, and this area of research is rapidly growing, from both the observational and theoretical point of view. The presence of many giant exoplanets in the close vicinity of their star shows that these newly discovered planetary systems are very different from the solar system. New theoretical models are being developed in order to understand their formation scenarios, and new observational methods are being implemented to increase the sensitivity of exoplanet detections.
In the present book, the authors address the question of planetary systems from all aspects. Starting from the facts (the detection of more than 300 extraterrestrial planets), they first describe the various methods used for these discoveries and propose a synthetic analysis of their global properties. They then consider the observations of young stars and circumstellar disks and address the case of the solar system as a specific example, different from the newly discovered systems. Then the study of planetary systems and of exoplanets is presented from a more theoretical point of view. The book ends with an outlook to future astronomical projects, and a description of the search for life on exoplanets. This book addresses students and researchers who wish to better understand this newly expanding field of research. |
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Полярные сияния |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Мизун Ю.Г.
Издательство: Наука
Год издания: 1983
Количество страниц: 136
Язык: русский
Формат: DJVU
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В книге рассказано об одном из интереснейших явлений природы — полярных сияниях. Автор рассматривает причины их возникновения, связь с солнечной активностью, ближним и дальним космосом, влияние полярных сияний на жизнь и деятельность людей в высоких широтах. Использованы результаты исследований, проведенных в последнее время с помощью геофизических ракет и искусственных спутников Земли.
Для широкого круга читателей, интересующихся необычными явлениями природы. |
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Astronomy with Radioactivities (Lecture Notes in Physics) |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Roland Diehl, Dieter H. Hartmann, and Nikos Prantzos
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 3642126979
Количество страниц: 564
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This book introduces the reader to the field of nuclear astrophysics, i.e. the acquisition and reading of measurements on unstable isotopes in different parts of the universe. The authors explain the role of radioactivities in astrophysics, discuss specific sources of cosmic isotopes and in which special regions they can be observed. More specifically, the authors address stars of different types, stellar explosions which terminate stellar evolutions, and other explosions triggered by mass transfers and instabilities in binary stars. They also address nuclear reactions and transport processes in interstellar space, in the contexts of cosmic rays and of chemical evolution. A special chapter is dedicated to the solar system which even provides material samples. The book also contains a description of key tools which astrophysicists employ in those particular studies and a glossary of key terms in astronomy with radioactivities.
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Star Clusters: A Pocket Field Guide |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Charles A. Cardona
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1441970398
Количество страниц: 174
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Star clusters are some of the most beautiful objects in the night sky and are prime targets for observational astronomers as well as astrophotographers. Using some of the newer technologies and larger and more powerful telescopes available today to amateur astronomers, many more of these dazzling groupings of stars can now be located and viewed throughout the year. In this field guide that will help you to decide what to look for and where to look for it, as well as what equipment to use, you will find what you need, whether you are a beginner in the field or an experienced observer. So on the next clear night, take your book and your binoculars or telescope and maybe your camera outside and see what new wonders can be revealed to you. You won’t be disappointed!
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The Milky Way |
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Категория: Научно-познавательная литература, Астрономия, космос |
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Автор: Gregory Vogt
Издательство: Lerner
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0761338756
Количество страниц: 48
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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This lively and informative book offers beginning readers a simple introduction to the Milky Way.
About the Author
Gregory L. Vogt began his professional career as a science teacher. He later joined NASA's education programs, teaching students and teachers about space exploration. He works in outreach programs for the Kennedy Space Center. He is also the principal investigator for an educational grant with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute. Vogt has written more than seventy science books for children.
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