Observing variable stars - stars that change brightness, either in a
regular way or unpredictably - is one of the major contributions amateur
astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in
the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for
the limited number of professional observatories to target even the
majority of them. That's where the amateur astronomers come in -
thousands of them turning their telescopes to the sky every night.
Variable star observing is the popular 'real science' activity for by
amateur observers, and this book provides all the detail needed for
newcomers and experienced astronomers alike.
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Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-1-4471-0055-3 (9781447100553)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4471-0055-3
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Observing Variable Stars.- 2 The Variable Stars.- 3 Eruptive Variable Stars.- 4 Pulsating Variable Stars.- 5 Cataclysmic (Explosive and Novalike) Variables.- 6 Rotating Variable Stars.- 7 Close Binary Eclipsing Systems.- 8 Optically Variable Close Binary Sources of Strong, Variable X-Ray (X-Ray Sources) Radiation.- 9 A General Approach to Observing Variable Stars.- 10 VSO Planning.- 11 VSO Preparations.- 12 VSO Methods.- 13 Variable Star Data Management, Reduction and Analysis.- 14 Variable Star Reporting and Recording Organizations.- 15 Variable Star Observing and Amateur Astronomers.- Appendix A Database Management.- Appendix B Time Series Analysis Using TS11.- Appendix C Analysis Using Spreadsheets.
