E-Book, Englisch, 486 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
What you need to know about the Constellations
E-Book, Englisch, 486 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
ISBN: 978-1-4614-0830-7
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Star Atlas Companion
goes one step further and describes the physical properties of more than 1,100 stars. With the aid of scale diagrams, the reader can get a real sense of the sizes, shapes, distances, and surface features of many of the stars visible to the naked eye in both the Nothern and Southern Hemispheres. Information on their rotational velocities and periods is given together with their spectral type and luminosity. Binary and multiple star systems are explained in detail. Special mention is made of Barnard's, Kapteyn's, Kepler's, and Van Maanen's Stars and the properties of many open clusters are given. With its emphasis on helping the amateur astronomer gain a better understanding of what they are looking at.
The Star Atlas Companion
will provide a new dimension to observing the star and is an invaluable supplement to any star atlas.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
About this book.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Making sense of the data.- The Constellations.- Andromeda to Chamaeleon.- Circinus to Indus.- Lacerta to Pisces.- Piscis Australis to Vulpecula.- Index.