Nebulae and how to observe them — Scriptorium Liberum

Nebulae and How to Observe Them

✍ Steven R. Coe (auth.) 📂 Library 📅 2007 🏛 Springer-Verlag London 🌐 English

Nebulae are the places where the stars are born. They can also be opaque clouds of dust that block our view of the stars beyond, starlight reflecting on cosmic dust clouds, or hot luminous expanding gases left over from a supernova explosion. Any description of this class of celestial object i

Planetary nebulae and how to observe the

📁 Planetary nebulae and how to observe them

✍ Martin Griffiths (auth.) 📂 Library 📅 2012 🏛 Springer-Verlag New York 🌐 English

Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe Them is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical objects in the sky. Planetary nebulae are not visible to the naked eye, but they are a fascinating group of telescope obj

Nebulae and How to Observe Them (Astrono

📁 Nebulae and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)

✍ Steven Coe (Author) 📂 Library 📅 2006 🏛 Springer 🌐 English

This book presents an up-to-date detailed description and categorisation of the large range of astronomical objects that fall under the general heading of nebulae, and then instructs the reader in the best ways to successfully observe and record them. Nebulae and How to Observe Them is a comprehensi

Comets and How to Observe Them

📁 Comets and How to Observe Them

✍ Richard Schmude (auth.) 📂 Library 📅 2010 🏛 Springer-Verlag New York 🌐 English

Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. They contain material from early in the life of the Solar System, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and

Meteors and How to Observe Them

📁 Meteors and How to Observe Them

✍ Robert Lunsford (eds.) 📂 Library 📅 2009 🏛 Springer-Verlag New York 🌐 English

ASTRONOMERS’ OBSERVING GUIDES provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of

Comets and How to Observe Them

📁 Comets and How to Observe Them

✍ Richard Schmude (auth.) 📂 Library 📅 2010 🏛 Springer-Verlag New York 🌐 English

Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. They contain material from early in the life of the Solar System, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and