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Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The International Comet Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The International Comet Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Schmude, Jr.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441957901
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Comets and How to Observe Them written by Richard Schmude, Jr. and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. But they are important members of the solar system, that contain material from early in the life of the 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 space-based observations have changed much in our understanding of comets. Comets, and How to Observe Them gives a summary of our current knowledge and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute to the body of scientific knowledge of comets. This book contains many practical examples of how to construct comet light-curves, measure how fast a comet’s coma expands, and determine the rotation period of the nucleus. All these examples are illustrated with drawings and photographs. Because of their unpredictable nature comets are always interesting and sometime spectacular objects to observe and image. The second part of the book therefore takes the reader through the key observing techniques that can be used with commercially available modern observing equipment, from basic observations to more scientific measurements.
Author : Stephen J. Edberg
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Observe Comets written by Stephen J. Edberg and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurel L. Wilkening
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816546606
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Comets written by Laurel L. Wilkening and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1982-04-01 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over forty authorities present sections on the nucleus, dust, coma, and tails of comets, along with sections on their origin, and relationships to other solar system bodies. . . . An excellent book.—Space News "The volume is highly recommended to all interested in comets and the Solar System."—Journal of the British Astronomical Association "A good representation of the studies that are currently being done on comets, and it is an extremely good source of information on a wide variety of topics."—International Comet Quarterly "Extremely well-written and informative. . . . A must for library collections."—The Observatory
Author : Gary W. Kronk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052187226X
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Cometography: Volume 5, 1960-1982 written by Gary W. Kronk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive reference on comets seen from 1960 to 1982, for amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science.
Download or read book Current Comets written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on current comets, including 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 46P/Wirtanen, and C/1995 01 (Hale-Bopp). Notes the estimated magnitude and perihelion for each. Offers access to images and motion information. Provides access to the "International Comet Quarterly." Links to recent comet brightness estimates.
Author : Laurel L. Wilkening
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816507696
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Comets written by Laurel L. Wilkening and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1982-04 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over forty authorities present sections on the nucleus, dust, coma, and tails of comets, along with sections on their origin, and relationships to other solar system bodies. . . . An excellent book.ÑSpace News "The volume is highly recommended to all interested in comets and the Solar System."ÑJournal of the British Astronomical Association "A good representation of the studies that are currently being done on comets, and it is an extremely good source of information on a wide variety of topics."ÑInternational Comet Quarterly "Extremely well-written and informative. . . . A must for library collections."ÑThe Observatory
Author : C.T. Russell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402041632
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Deep Impact Mission: Looking Beneath the Surface of a Cometary Nucleus written by C.T. Russell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Impact, or at least part of the flight system, is designed to crash into comet 9P/Tempel 1. This bold mission design enables cometary researchers to peer into the cometary nucleus, analyzing the excavated material with its imagers and spectrometers. The book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, payload, and data products in articles written by those most closely involved. This mission has the potential of revolutionizing our understanding of the cometary nucleus.
Author : Peter Jenniskens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316347826
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets written by Peter Jenniskens and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-14 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are created when the Earth's orbit crosses a meteoroid stream, as each meteoroid causes a bright light when it enters our atmosphere at high speed. Jenniskens, an active meteor storm chaser, explains how meteoroid streams originate from the decay of meteoroids, comets and asteroids, and how they cause meteor showers on Earth. He includes the findings of recent space missions to comets and asteroids, the risk of meteor impacts on Earth, and how meteor showers may have seeded the Earth with ingredients that made life possible. All known meteor showers are identified, accompanied by fascinating details on the most important showers and their parent comets. The book predicts when exceptional meteor showers will occur over the next fifty years, making it a valuable resource for both amateur and professional astronomers.
Author : David H. Levy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 148995998X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)
Download or read book The Quest for Comets written by David H. Levy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant trailing beauty of fiery comets has inspired fear, wonder, and awe since the dawn of human history. Brighter than stars, moving and disappearing in their own singular orbits, comets have been among the most mysterious elements in the sky, eluding our understanding until very recently. With the aid of space probes, scientists have discovered that these swiftly moving chunks of ice and carbon are more plentiful and far more dangerous than suspected. Scientists are also beginning to realize the monumental role played by comets in the development of the Earth and solar system. David Levy describes in dramatic detail the thrilling yet often devastating effects of comet collisions. In the dawn of our solar system, the Earth was barraged with comets that may have carried the materials necessary to lay the foundations for life on this planet. Levy also presents compelling evidence for later comet collisions, including those of the age of dinosaurs. Great impacts, Levy asserts, not only caused the extinction of the dinesaurs, but ushered in new species of life. As Levy so clearly explains, scientists are realizing that comet collisions are virtually inevitable. Levy reveals possible future collisions with the Earth and describes the terrible risks to life they would pose. He even shows how we might prepare to withstand the impact of large comets in the future.
Author : Hermann Böhnhardt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401710880
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Cometary Science after Hale-Bopp written by Hermann Böhnhardt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comet Hale-Bopp defines a milestone event for cometary science: it is the first "really big" comet observed with modern equipment on the ground and from space and due to that; it is considered the new reference object in cometary sciences. At the beginning of a new era in spacecraft exploration of comets and five years after Hale-Bopp's perihelion passage these proceedings of invited and contributed papers for IAU Colloquium 186 "Cometary Science after Hale-Bopp" review the state-of-the-art knowledge on comets, the icy, dusty and most primordial left-overs of the formation disk of our own solar system.
Author : Neil Bone
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447105796
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)
Download or read book Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other Transient Phenomena written by Neil Bone and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books cover permanent astronomical objects, but few consider transient, out-of-the-ordinary astronomical phenomena. This book covers a wide range of topics, from the partly-predictable to the totally unpredictable. At one end: of the scale, it gives advice on the best ways to observe meteors, and at the other end:, it describes the best methods for undertaking painstaking searches for new comets and supernovae. The book also includes material about phenomena that occur in the lower atmosphere, such as "ozone eaters", nacreous clouds, and solar and lunar halos.
Author : Daniel C Boice
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1643274465
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Comets in the 21st Century written by Daniel C Boice and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever seen a comet? It is a marvelous experience, one that all humans can share, that spawns a deep yearning to understand the spectacle. Have you ever wondered what comets are and why astronomers spend so much time studying them? Now, a comet expert and an astronomical historian have come together to produce the unique book that you now hold in your hands. Using their several decades of teaching experience, the authors have concisely presented the information you need to comprehend these majestic apparitions that grace our night skies. No mathematical proficiency is needed, in fact, this book doesn't contain a single equation! Comets are cosmic Rosetta stones, bridging our current knowledge by digging back to the earliest days of our Solar Systems. How did life arise on Earth? Did comets play a significant role in bringing water and the necessary organic matter to our early Earth? How about the dinosaurs? Were they driven to extinction by a cometary impact 66 million years ago? Comets may be both the enablers and destroyers of life on Earth as we know it. These are some of the tantalizing questions discussed here. If you so desire, steps are given to join the ranks of amateur comet hunters. Astronomy is one of the last sciences where amateurs play a significant role. Your reward for discovery? A comet officially bearing your name in the history books! The next Great Comet is on its way, we just do not know when it will arrive. Armed with this book, you will be ready to enjoy this unforgettable event.
Author : Astronomisches Rechen-InstitutARI
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642517587
Total Pages : 1746 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)
Download or read book Literature 1997, Part 1 written by Astronomisches Rechen-InstitutARI and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 1746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world. Two volumes are scheduled to appear per year. Volume 67 records 10,903 papers covering besides the classical fields of astronomy and astrophysics such matters as space flights related to astronomy, lunar and planetary probes and satellites, meteorites and interplanetary matter, X rays and cosmic rays, quasars and pulsars. The abstracts are classified under more than one hundred subject categories thus permitting quick surveying of the bulk of material published on the same topic within six months. For instance, this volume records 119 papers on minor planets, 155 papers on supernovae, and 554 papers on cosmology.
Author : David A. J. Seargent
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319454358
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Visually Observing Comets written by David A. J. Seargent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these days of computers and CCD cameras, visual comet observers can still contribute scientifically useful data with the help of this handy reference for use in the field. Comets are one of the principal areas for productive pro-amateur collaboration in astronomy, but finding comets requires a different approach than the observing of more predictable targets. Principally directed toward amateur astronomers who prefer visual observing or who are interested in discovering a new comet or visually monitoring the behavior of known comets, it includes all the advice needed to thrive as a comet observer. After presenting a brief overview of the nature of comets and how we came to the modern understanding of comets, this book details the various types of observations that can usefully be carried out at the eyepiece of a telescope. Subjects range from how to search for new comets to visually estimating the brightness of comets and the length and orientation of tails, in addition to what to look for in comet heads and tails. Details are also given of 20 periodic comets, predicted to return between the years 2017 and 2027, that are expected to become suitable targets for visual observing, in addition to information on a famous comet potentially visible each year and subject to great outbursts of brightness.
Author : Stephen J. Edberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521420037
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Observing Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, and the Zodiacal Light written by Stephen J. Edberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-10-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When can you see fireballs and who should you contact if you spot one? When is it best to hunt for comets and meteors and whereabouts? How do you gauge the size of the coma in the head of a comet and estimate its degree of condensation? Clear and easy to use, this guide shows you how to make successful and valuable observations and records of comets, asteroids, meteors and the zodiacal light. For each topic the historical background and current scientific understanding support a wealth of observational techniques. Comet observers are shown techniques for search and discovery. They can learn how to make visual estimates of brightness and size, and how to make photographic studies of cometary heads and tails. Asteroid hunters will find a 'life list' of quarry and guidelines on how to search for these objects and then how to photograph or electronically image them. Fruitful photographic and electronic methods for studying meteors and meteor showers are provided. Visual and photographic techniques show you how to examine the often elusive zodiacal light. The more adventurous are provided with advanced techniques on how to make successful astrometric, spectroscopic and electronic observations. This is rounded off with an invaluable list of centres world-wide to contact with your details of unusual sightings.
