Seeing the Deep Sky
Telescopic Astronomy Projects Beyond the Solar System
Published on 31. March 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-471-53069-5 (ISBN)
Description
Packed with a vast array of telescopic projects involving different kind of stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies which lie beyond our solar system. Takes a look at stars of diverse chemical or atomic "brew", old and new, tiny or vast, dense or tenuous; the ways in which they behave and much more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-53069-5 (9780471530695)
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Content
Partial table of contents: STARS. The Brightest Stars--1 (Autumn Stars). The Spectral Types of Stars. The Spectral Classes of Stars--1. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and the Luminosity Classes. The Nearest Stars. Proper Motion and Other Motions of the Stars. Double Stars--General Observations. The Colors of Double Stars. STAR CLUSTERS AND NEBULAE. Open Star Clusters--1. Globular Clusters. Diffuse Nebulae--1. Planetary Nebulae. Supernova Remnants and Dark Nebulae. GALAXIES AND QUASARS. Galaxies--General Observations and Types. Selected Galaxies--1. Galaxy Clusters and Quasars. Appendices. Glossary. Sources of Information. Indexes.