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"Transient phenomena are short-lived astronomical events, unusual in a science in which time is more often measured in millennia than milliseconds. There is a fascination with transient phenomena, predictable or otherwise, that astronomers of all abilities share. In Meteors, Comets, Supernovae, Neil Bone gives guidelines for observers, including the best possible periods (months or years) to see seasonal but unpredictable phenomena like meteors and sunspots. Recording such outbursts involves visual observing techniques, photography, and even the relatively new field of the video recording of meteors, which are also examined in detail. The book also includes material about phenomena that occur in the lower atmosphere (such as ""ozone eaters"", nacreous clouds, solar and lunar haloes), which although not strictly astronomical in their nature attract the attention of dedicated sky-watchers."

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Author:   Neil Bone
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781852330170

ISBN 10:   1852330171
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   11 November 1998
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Meteors.- 2.1 The Leonids: A Storm Coming?.- 2.1.1 The Quiet-time Leonids, 1970-1993.- 2.1.2 On the Rise: 1994-1996.- 2.1.3 The Possible Storm Years: 1997-2000.- 2.1.4 Observing the Leonids.- 2.2 The Perseids: The Unexpected Rise of Old Faithful .- 2.3 Other Showers in Outburst.- 2.4 Fireballs.- 3 Aurorae and other Atmospheric Phenomena.- 3.1 Auroral Storms.- 3.1.1 The Causes of Auroral Activity.- 3.1.2 Auroral Substorms.- 3.1.3 Geomagnetic Storms.- 3.1.4 Observing the Aurora.- 3.2 Noctilucent Clouds.- 3.2.1 Observing Noctilucent Clouds.- 3.3 Synthetic Atmospheric Phenomena.- 4 The Sun.- 4.1 Observing the Sun in White Light.- 4.2 Monochromatic-light Observations: The Sun in Hydrogen-alpha.- 4.3 Solar Eclipses.- 5 The Moon.- 5.1 Transient Lunar Phenomena.- 5.2 Lunar Occultations.- 5.2.1 Observing Occultations.- 5.2.2 Grazing Occultations.- 5.2.3 Electronic Observing.- 5.3 Lunar Eclipses.- 6 The Planets.- 6.1 Venus.- 6.1.1 Transits of Mercury and Venus.- 6.2 Mars.- 6.3 Jupiter.- 6.3.1 The Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts of 1994 July.- 6.4 Saturn.- 6.5 Planetary Occultations.- 7 Small Bodies of the Solar System.- 7.1 Asteroids.- 7.1.1 Asteroid Occultations.- 7.2 The Galilean Satellites of Jupiter.- 7.2.1 Mutual Phenomena of Jupiter's Satellites.- 7.3 Saturn's Satellites.- 7.3.1 The Occultation of 28 Sagittarii by Titan.- 8 Comets.- 8.1 The Nature and Origin of Comets.- 8.2 Comet Discoveries.- 8.3 Observing Comets.- 8.3.1 Comet Ephemerides.- 8.3.2 Comet Magnitudes.- 8.3.3 Drawings: Coma and Tail Measurements.- 8.4 Comets in Outburst.- 8.5 Ion-tail Disconnections.- 8.6 The Great Comets of 1996 and 1997.- 8.6.1 Hale-Bopp in 1995.- 8.6.2 Hyakutake.- 8.6.3 Hale-Bopp at Its Best.- 9 Variable Stars.- 9.1 Eclipsing Binaries.- 9.2 Cataclysmic Variables.- 9.3 Recurrent Novae.- 9.4 R Coronae Borealis Stars.- 10 Novae and Supernovae.- 10.1 Novae.- 10.1.1 Observing Novae.- 10.1.2 Visual Nova Patrols.- 10.1.3 Photographic Nova Patrols.- 10.2 Supernovae.- 10.2.1 Visual Searches.- 10.2.2 Photographic and CCD Searches.- 11 Information Sources.- 11.1 Atlases.- 11.2 Catalogues.- 11.3 Ephemerides, Annual Handbooks and News Sources.- 11.4 Software.- 11.5 The Internet.

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REVIEWS OF ASTRONOMICAL TOOLS OBSERVING METEORS, COMETS, SUPERNOVAE is a practical guide for any amateur astronomer and is highly recommended.

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