Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Author: Janna Levin
ISBN: 9780099569589
Format: Paperback
$22.99

The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific...  Read More >>

The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre (IAU S322)

The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre...

Author: Roland M. Crocker (Australian National University, Canberra) ,  Steven N. Longmore (Liverpool John Moores University)
ISBN: 9781107169890
Format: Hardback
$230.26

IAU S322 explores the revolution in our understanding of the Galactic Centre, a unique and extreme environment,...  Read More >>

Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue

Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters:...

Author: Wolfgang Steinicke
ISBN: 9781316644188
Format: Paperback
$139.70

Providing the first comprehensive historical study of the New General Catalogue, this book is an important resource...  Read More >>

3rd International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Beijing, China June 26 - 29th 2016

3rd International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments...

Author: H. Paul Urbach ,  Guangjun Zhang
ISBN: 9783319491837
Format: Hardback
$517.47

This volume contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 3rd Symposium on Space Optical Instruments...  Read More >>

Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

Author: A. Richard Thompson ,  James M. Moran
ISBN: 9783319444291
Format: Hardback
$113.82

Related techniques are introduced, including intensity interferometry, optical interferometry, lunar occultations,...  Read More >>

Experimentalphysik 4: Kern-, Teilchen- und Astrophysik

Experimentalphysik 4: Kern-, Teilchen- und Astrophysik...

Author: Wolfgang Demtröder
ISBN: 9783662528839
Format: Paperback
$158.37

Der vierte Band der beliebten Lehrbuchreihe zur Experimentalphysik von Professor Demtröder befasst sich mit den...  Read More >>

The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography: Understanding, Planning, Creating, and Processing Nightscape Images

The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography: Understanding,...

Author: Michael Shaw
ISBN: 9781138201057
Format: Hardback
$315.00

The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography is the ultimate manual for anyone looking to create spectacular...  Read More >>

Eclipse -- Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon

Eclipse -- Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon

Author: Frank Close (Professor, Professor, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198795490
Format: Hardback
$32.95

In August 2017, 100 million will gather across the USA to watch a total solar eclipse. This book, written by the...  Read More >>

Studying Distant Galaxies: A Handbook Of Methods And Analyses

Studying Distant Galaxies: A Handbook Of Methods And...

Author: Francois Hammer (Paris Observatory, France) ,  Mathieu Peuch (Paris Observatory, France)
ISBN: 9781786341440
Format: Paperback
$126.79

Distant galaxies encapsulate the various stages of galaxy evolution and formation from over 95% of the development...  Read More >>

Studying Distant Galaxies: A Handbook Of Methods And Analyses

Studying Distant Galaxies: A Handbook Of Methods And...

Author: Francois Hammer (Paris Observatory, France) ,  Mathieu Peuch (Paris Observatory, France)
ISBN: 9781786340542
Format: Hardback
$258.75

Distant galaxies encapsulate the various stages of galaxy evolution and formation from over 95% of the development...  Read More >>

The Comet Sweeper (Icon Science): Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition

The Comet Sweeper (Icon Science): Caroline Herschel's...

Author: Claire Brock
ISBN: 9781785781667
Format: Paperback
$22.99

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Asteroids: Astronomical and Geological Bodies

Asteroids: Astronomical and Geological Bodies

Author: Thomas H. Burbine (Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts)
ISBN: 9781107096844
Format: Hardback
$181.10

A comprehensive introduction to asteroid science, summarising the astronomical and geological characteristics of...  Read More >>

The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands: The People and the Politics

The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands: The...

Author: Astrid Elbers
ISBN: 9783319490786
Format: Hardback
$284.60

Radio astronomy was born during the Second World War, but as this book explains, the history of early Dutch radio...  Read More >>

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities since 1945

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based...

Author: David Leverington
ISBN: 9780521899932
Format: Hardback
$266.51

This book offers an historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from...  Read More >>

Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic...

Author: Neil English
ISBN: 9783319278124
Format: Paperback
$85.36

Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book looks...  Read More >>

State of the Universe 2007: New Images, Discoveries, and Events

State of the Universe 2007: New Images, Discoveries,...

Author: Martin A. Ratcliffe
ISBN: 9781493950454
Format: Paperback
$73.89

This book is the first regular annual to review each year's major astronomical discoveries. Its aim (and subsequent...  Read More >>

Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software

Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with...

Author: Greg Parker
ISBN: 9783319463155
Format: Paperback
$77.60

In this updated version of his classic on deep-sky imaging, astrophotographer Greg Parker describes how the latest...  Read More >>

Video Astronomy on the Go: Using Video Cameras With Small Telescopes

Video Astronomy on the Go: Using Video Cameras With...

Author: Joseph Ashley
ISBN: 9783319469355
Format: Paperback
$77.60

Video astronomy offers a wonderful way to see objects in far greater detail than is possible through an eyepiece,...  Read More >>

Star Formation in Galaxy Evolution: Connecting Numerical Models to Reality: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 43. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Star Formation in Galaxy Evolution: Connecting Numerical...

Author: Nickolay Y. Gnedin ,  Simon C. O. Glover
ISBN: 9783662516768
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book contains the elaborated and updated versions of the 24 lectures given at the 43rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course....  Read More >>

General Theory of Light Propagation and Imaging Through the Atmosphere

General Theory of Light Propagation and Imaging Through...

Author: T. Stewart McKechnie
ISBN: 9783319373164
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This 2nd edition lays out an updated version of the general theory of light propagation and imaging through Earth’s...  Read More >>

Shoot the Moon: A Complete Guide to Lunar Imaging

Shoot the Moon: A Complete Guide to Lunar Imaging

Author: Nicolas Dupont-Bloch
ISBN: 9781107548442
Format: Paperback
$80.19

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Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: Proceedings of the Third Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics

Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: Proceedings of the...

Author: Carlos F. Sopuerta
ISBN: 9783319382920
Format: Paperback
$362.22

This book offers review chapters written by invited speakers of the 3rd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics...  Read More >>

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