Astronomy Essentials
Published on 1. January 2013
154 pages
978-0-7386-7156-7 (ISBN)
Description
REA's Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Astronomy includes the historical perspective of astronomy, sky basics and the celestial coordinate systems, a model and the origin of the solar system, the sun, the planets, Kepler''s Laws of Planetary Motion, planetary satellites, asteroids, eclipses, tides, stars, time, and binoculars and telescopes.
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Charles O. Brass
Astronomy
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Research & Education Association,U.S.
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Content
- Intro
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- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- WHAT "THE ESSENTIALS" WILL DO FOR YOU
- Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1 - Astronomy - A Historical Perspective
- 1.1 Astronomy vs. Astrology
- 1.2 Early Sky Observers
- CHAPTER 2 - Sky Basics and Celestial Coordinate Systems
- 2.1 Celestial Sphere
- 2.2 Distances Between Celestial Objects
- 2.3 Distance Units to Celestial Objects
- 2.4 Astronomical Unit (AU)
- 2.5 Light Year (LY)
- 2.6 Parsec (pc)
- 2.7 Determining the Area of the Sky
- 2.8 Celestial Coordinate Systems
- CHAPTER 3 - Time Reckoning
- 3.1 Time Zones
- 3.2 Apparent Solar Time
- 3.3 Mean Solar Time
- 3.4 Standard Time
- 3.5 Local Mean Time
- 3.6 Universal Time
- CHAPTER 4 - Instruments for Observing
- 4.1 Binoculars
- 4.2 Telescopes
- CHAPTER 2 - Sky Basics and Celestial Coordinate Systems
- 2.1 Celestial Sphere
- 2.2 Distances Between Celestial Objects
- 2.3 Distance Units to Celestial Objects
- 2.4 Astronomical Unit (AU)
- 2.5 Light Year (LY)
- 2.6 Parsec (pc)
- 2.7 Determining the Area of the Sky
- 2.8 Celestial Coordinate Systems
- CHAPTER 3 - Time Reckoning
- 3.1 Time Zones
- 3.2 Apparent Solar Time
- 3.3 Mean Solar Time
- 3.4 Standard Time
- 3.5 Local Mean Time
- 3.6 Universal Time
- CHAPTER 4 - Instruments for Observing
- 4.1 Binoculars
- 4.2 Telescopes
- 4.3 Catadioptric Telescopes
- 4.4 Non-Optical Range Telescopes
- 4.5 Calculating the Exit Pupil (Beam Width of Light Exiting at Eyepiece)
- 4.6 Light Gathering Ability of Aperture (Objective Lens or Mirror)
- 4.7 Resolving Power of Optical Telescopes
- 4.8 Magnification Power of Optical Telescopes
- CHAPTER 5 - The Solar System
- 5.1 Model of the Solar System
- 5.2 Origin of the Solar System
- CHAPTER 6 - The Sun
- 6.1 Composition, Size, and Brightness
- 6.2 Energy Production
- 6.3 Sun Data Chart
- 6.4 Solar Atmosphere
- 6.5 Solar Activity
- 6.6 Sun's Apparent Annual Path
- CHAPTER 7 - The Planets
- 7.1 Inferior and Superior Planets
- 7.2 Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion
- 7.3 Terrestrial Planets
- 7.4 Jovian Planets
- 7.5 Titius-Bode Rule
- CHAPTER 8 - Planetary Satellites
- 8.1 Artificial Satellites
- 8.2 Natural Satellites
- 8.3 The Moon
- 8.4 Moon Phases
- 8.5 Moon Motions
- CHAPTER 9 - Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets
- 9.1 General Information
- 9.2 Comets
- CHAPTER 10 - Eclipses
- 10.1 Definition
- 10.2 Solar Eclipse
- 10.3 Lunar Eclipse
- 10.4 Relationship Between Angular Diameter and Linear Diameter (for Small Angles)
- CHAPTER 11 - Stars
- 11.1 What is a Star?
- 11.2 Binary Star Systems
- 11.3 Multiple Star Systems
- 11.4 Variable Stars
- 11.5 Light
- 11.6 Magnitudes
- 11.7 Stellar Classifications
- 11.8 Hertzsprung-Russel (H-R) Diagram
- 11.9 Determining Stellar Distances
- 11.10 Constellations
- 11.11 Stellar Nomenclature
- 11.12 Stellar Motions
- 11.13 Destiny of Stars
- 11.14 Masses of Binary Stars
- 11.15 Escape Speed
- 11.16 Relationship Between Frequency and Wavelength (for Electromagnetic Radiation)
- 11.17 Relationship Between Energy and Wavelength (for Electromagnetic Radiation)
- 11.18 Temperature Scales and Conversion Formulas
- 11.19 Intensity Ratio of Two Bodies
- 11.20 Mass-Luminosity Relationship (for Main-Sequence Stars)
- 11.21 Wien's Law (Used to Obtain the Temperature at the Surface of a Star)
- 11.22 Stefan-Boltzman Law (Used to Obtain the Energy or Luminosity of a Star)
- 11.23 Luminosity, Radius, and Temperature
- 11.24 Doppler Shift and Radial Velocity
- 11.25 Life Expectancy of Stars on the Main-Sequence
- 11.26 Gravitational Red Shift (Especially Pertinent to Black Holes)
- 11.27 Schwarzchild Radius
- CHAPTER 12 - The Observable Universe
- 12.1 Boundaries of the Observable Universe
- 12.2 The Big Bang
- 12.3 Galaxies
- 12.4 Star Clusters
- 12.5 Nebulae
- 12.6 Quasars
- 12.7 Relativistic Red Shift and Radial Velocity
- 12.8 Hubble's Law
- CHAPTER 13 - Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 13.1 Life Outside of Earth
- 13.2 The Drake Equation
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