Software and Data for Practical Astronomers: The Best of the Internet

David Ratledge

ISBN 10: 1852330554 / ISBN 13: 9781852330552

Editore: Springer London Ltd, 1998

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Titolo: Software and Data for Practical Astronomers:...

Casa editrice: Springer London Ltd

Data di pubblicazione: 1998

Legatura: Paperback / softback

Condizione: New

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BLECK: JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION "Anyone who wants to know where on the internet to find astronomical information and programs will find this book useful . . . The book is well organized and easy to read . . . This book is a must for any club library and it is nice to see something dedicated to astronomy on the Internet. It's worth buying just for all the software and reference documents on the CD-ROM" SKY & TELESCOPE "SOFTWARE & DATA serves as an excellent jumping-off point for would-be practical astronomers"

Contenuti:

1 Introduction How and where to start.- 2 Virtual Sky Watching Sky simulations, mapping and more....- 3 Data Sources I Deep Sky Objects.- 4 Data Sources II The Solar System: Planets, Asteroids and Comets.- 5 Data Sources III Eclipses and Occultations.- 6 Astrometry and Photometry Real Science.- 7 Images and Videos Stunning pictures and instructive videos.- 8 CCD Imaging and Image Processing Getting the best from digital images.- 9 Telescope Making Do-it-yourself help and inspiration.- 10 Satellite Tracking What’s passing over tonight?.- 11 Observatories Virtual tours of the world’s biggest observatories.- 12 Your own Homepage Join the revolution and publish your own material.- 13 Miscellany Too good to leave out!.- 14 The Accompanying CD-ROM Try it our way first!.- Appendix - Index of CD-ROM Contents.- Notes about the CD-ROM.