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Kitchin, C. R |
Telescopes and Techniques |
I10642 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Macdonald, Lee |
How to Observe the Sun Safely |
I10640 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Matloff, Greogory L |
Deep-Space Probes |
I10638 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Moore, Patrick |
Astronomy with a Budget Telescope |
I10635 |
2003 |
eBook |
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| 25 |
Singh, Krishna K |
System Design through Matlab??, Control Toolbox and Simulink?? |
I10634 |
2001 |
eBook |
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| 26 |
Lindsay, Hamish |
Tracking Apollo to the Moon |
I10628 |
2001 |
eBook |
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| 27 |
Inglis, Mike |
Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects |
I10626 |
2001 |
eBook |
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| 28 |
Mizon, Bob |
Light Pollution |
I10623 |
2002 |
eBook |
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| 29 |
Tonkin, Stephen F |
AstroFAQs |
I10617 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Charles, Jeffrey R |
Practical Astrophotography |
I10616 |
2000 |
eBook |
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| Title | Telescopes and Techniques : An Introduction to Practical Astronomy |
| Author(s) | Kitchin, C. R |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2003. |
| Description | XIV, 258 p. 471 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The modern aspiring astronomer is faced with a bewil?? dering choice of commercially produced telescopes, including all the designs considered in the preceding chapter. Yet only four decades ago the choice for a small telescope would have been between just a refrac?? tor and a Newtonian reflector. That change has come about because of the enormous interest that has grown in astronomy since the start of the space age and with the mind-boggling discoveries of the past 30 or 40 years. Except for some of the very small instruments which are unfortunately often heavily promoted in general mail order catalogues, camera shops and the like, the optical quality of these commercially pro?? duced telescopes is almost uniformly excellent. Although one product may be slightly better for some types of observation, or more suited to the personal cir?? cumstances of the observer, than another, most of them will provide excellent observing opportunities. The same general praise cannot be applied, however, to the mountings with which many of these telescopes are provided, and those problems are covered in Chapter 6 |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447100232 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
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5. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | How to Observe the Sun Safely |
| Author(s) | Macdonald, Lee |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2003. |
| Description | IX, 176 p. 340 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Sun is the brightest and most accessible object in the sky, and it has much to offer the amateur astronom er with modest equipment. On most days it shows sunspots and other features that displaya wealth of fine detail and change their appearance strikingly from day to day. But observing the Sun can be dangerous. NEVER look at the Sun through a telescope or other optical aid, even for a brief instant. The Sun's intense radiation, amplified and focused by a telescope, will almost certainly cause eye injury and could weIl lead to complete blindness. Do not attempt any solar observing until you have read and understood the safety precautions and observing advice set out in Chapter 2 of this book - even if you think you have the correct equipment. Be especially wary about using filters to observe the Sun. If you have a filter that makes the Sun look dark, it is not necessarily safe, as it is largely the Sun's invisible radiation that is harmful to the eye. But provided you use the correct techniques, such as projecting the solar image onto a screen or using a specially designed, quality solar filter that fits over the telescope aperture, it is quite easy to observe the Sun safely |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447100539 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
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5. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Deep-Space Probes |
| Author(s) | Matloff, Greogory L |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2000. |
| Description | XXIV, 184 p. 57 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This excellent book by Dr Gregory Matloff could be viewed as a large multi?? disciplinary compendium of past research, current investigations and future research in astronautics. However, unlike conventional works that are usually closed, this book is an open guide in three main respects: it contains progressive exercises as the chapter and section topics evolve, it provides the reader with many updated references, and it clearly indicates projected research areas that could become current research in the near future. For a student, the included exercises could be transformed into small worksheets or notebooks featuring many modern symbolic or algebraic computation systems that run on desktop or laptop computers. Thus, rapid and progressive study is possible - a sort of learning library driven by the author and by the bibliography at the end of each chapter. More than 340 references for both professionals and students have been selected to provide the reader with a sound basis for expanding his or her knowledge of the many different subjects dealt with authoritatively by the author, who for several decades has worked actively in various fields of astronautics. A systematic and unhurried study of this book will produce for the reader an extraordinarily enlarged number-based view of spaceflight and its significant impact on our future global society |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447136415 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Astronomy with a Budget Telescope |
| Author(s) | Moore, Patrick;Watson, John |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2003. |
| Description | VIII, 136 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Sir Patrick Moore, CBE, FRS has long been the scourge of those people selling low-cost astronomical telescopes via mail-order catalogues and non-specialist stores. Ten years ago the quality was appalling and disappointment would have been almost guaranteed - but times have changed, and having surveyed some the best and worst of today's inexpensive mail-order catalogue and main-street astronomical telescopes Patrick has admitted to being astonished by how good some of them are. Today, the best are now excellent value and useful instruments. Part One of Astronomy With a Mail-order Telescope provides reports on some available models along with detailed and essential hints and tips about what to look for when buying. Part Two describes how best to use the telescope, which celestial objects to observe (with full-page star charts to help find them), what you can expect to see, and how to take and even computer-enhance astronomical photographs |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447137658 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | System Design through Matlab??, Control Toolbox and Simulink?? |
| Author(s) | Singh, Krishna K;Agnihotri, Gayatri |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2001. |
| Description | XXIV, 488 p. 372 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | MATLAB , a software package developed by Math Works, Inc. is powerful, versatile and interactive software for scientific and technical computations including simulations. Specialised toolboxes provided with several built-in functions are a special feature of MATLAB . This book titled System Design through MATLAB , Control Toolbox and SIMULINK aims at getting the reader started with computations and simulations in system engineering quickly and easily and then proceeds to build concepts for advanced computations and simulations that includes the control and compensation of systems. Simulation through SIMULINK has also been described to allow the reader to get the feel of the real world situation. This book is appropriate for undergraduate students undergoing final semester of their project work, postgraduate students who have MATLAB integrated in their course or wish to take up simulation problem in the area of system engineering for their dissertation work and research scholars for whom MATLAB?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447106975 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEXITY
2. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
3. Control engineering
4. Control, Robotics, Mechatronics
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. ENGINEERING DESIGN
8. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
9. Measurement??????
10. Mechatronics
11. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
12. ROBOTICS
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| Title | Tracking Apollo to the Moon |
| Author(s) | Lindsay, Hamish |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2001. |
| Description | XIV, 428 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | One of the wonderful aspects of the US Manned Spaceflight Program was the opportunity for people around the entire globe to participate in one of man's greatest adventures. As we laid out the plans for flying the first manned spaceflight program, it was obvious that we would require exten?? sive operations around the earth. One of the most challenging features of this plan was to build a world-wide network of tracking stations to provide communications with the orbiting spacecraft. At the time, about 1958 and 59, the construction of these facilities, in what turned out to be some very interesting pieces of geography, was a tremendous task. Christopher C. Kroft, Jr. Australia is located roughly 180 degrees longitude from the launch site, Cape Canaveral, and so occupied not only a unique position but a very critical one. Determining the position of the spacecraft as it traversed the Australian continent was critical to the orbit determination. This set of parameters was necessary to properly manage the entire operation. Such things as the time of retrofire, paramount to recovery of the crew, and the information required for signal acquisition at each of the tracking sites around the world are but two examples. Also, because the status of the astronaut and the spaceship were extremely critical to the deci?? sion-making process, the stations down under provided vital data to evalu?? ate the progress and to allow the flight control team to manage the problems that inevitably developed |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447102557 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects |
| Author(s) | Inglis, Mike |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2001. |
| Description | XII, 324 p. 821 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects is a uniquely usable guide for observers. Following detailed descriptive summaries of each class of object, it includes extensive lists of deep-sky targets which are classified according to type of object: - Stars (bright, coloured, double, triple, quad, multiple); - The spectral sequence; - Clusters; - Globular clusters; - Stellar associations; - Stellar streams; - Nebulae (emission, dark, reflection, planetary); - Supernovae remnants; - Galaxies (spiral, elliptical, irregular). Each of these groups is organised by month of best visibility, and within that by ease of observing. Simply, this means that you can choose a class of object, and for any month of the year find an observing list that begins with easiest through to progressively more difficult targets! Amateur astronomers of all levels of ability will find this book invaluable for its broad-ranging background material, its lists of fascinating objects, and for its application as "graded exercises" to improve practical observing skills while viewing many different types of deep-sky object |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447136804 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Light Pollution : Responses and Remedies |
| Author(s) | Mizon, Bob |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2002. |
| Description | XII, 219 p. 130 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Light-pollution is the modern scourge of optical astronomy. More and more observing sites are being lost as the glare of city lighting blots out the night sky. Professional astronomical observatories are located far from cities, but amateur astronomers often do not have this luxury. This book considers the two available strategies open to astronomers - get rid of the light pollution by lobbying Authorities and Standards Organisations, and minimise its effects by using the correct instrumentation. The book contains an extensive detailed catalogue of deep-sky and other objects that - despite what one might believe - can be seen from variously light-polluted sites, for practical observers |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447106692 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | AstroFAQs : Questions Amateur Astronomers Frequently Ask |
| Author(s) | Tonkin, Stephen F |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2000. |
| Description | IX, 102 p. 137 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | An increasing number of people are taking advantage of the relatively low prices of astronomical equipment. Many of these people are doing so with little knowledge of practical astronomy and, as the volume of questions asked at astronomical society meetings and on internet newsgroups attest, there is a need for these questions to be answered in one place. Hence this book. The fundamental premise behind AstroFAQs is that the beginning amateur astronomer wishes to get "up and running" with the minimum delay. A secondary premise is that anyone will better appreciate why something is done as it is if there is an understanding of the underlying principles. AstroFAQs addresses both these premises. AstroFAQs makes no pretence to go into great depth -that would be impossible in such a slim volume -but it will give you the kick-start you need to choose and use your instrument effectively, and will take you to a level of expertise that is significantly higher than the "beginner" status. It uses a hierarchical section num?? bering system that simplifies cross-referencing. Suggestions for more in-depth reading are given throughout. More and more "newbie" astronomers are entering this fascinating hobby by purchasing one of the "gee?? whiz" GOTO telescopes, of which there is an increasing selection. These serve the wish to begin observation as soon as possible, but they do so at a price premium |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447104391 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Practical Astrophotography |
| Author(s) | Charles, Jeffrey R |
| Publication | London, Springer London, 2000. |
| Description | XVII, 301 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Almost all amateur astronomers want to take photographs of the night sky. For all but the simplest star-trail pictures, this involves machinery - a telescope drive - to track the stars, essential to compensate for the rotation of the earth. The task becomes even more complicated when photographing very small or very faint objects that require high magnification or very long exposure times. Amateurs have many options according to their requirements, technical ability, and budget. Astrophotography for Amateurs looks at all the possibilities, including normal ("wet") photography, CCD imaging, and modern techniques of computer enhancement. There are sections about photographing different classes of astronomical object from the Moon to faint nebulae, as well as a thorough look at the equipment needed |
| ISBN,Price | 9781447105039 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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