Observing Comets(1st Edition)

Authors:

Nick James ,Gerald North

Type:Hardcover/ PaperBack / Loose Leaf
Condition: Used/New

In Stock: 1 Left

Shipment time

Expected shipping within 2 - 3 Days
Access to 35 Million+ Textbooks solutions Free
Ask Unlimited Questions from expert AI-Powered Answers 30 Min Free Tutoring Session
7 days-trial

Total Price:

$0

List Price: $5.93 Savings: $5.93 (100%)
Access to 30 Million+ solutions
Ask 50 Questions from expert AI-Powered Answers 24/7 Tutor Help Detailed solutions for Observing Comets

Price:

$9.99

/month

Book details

ISBN: 1852335572, 978-1852335571

Book publisher: Springer

Offer Just for You!: Buy 2 books before the end of January and enter our lucky draw.

Book Price $0 : Since Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided With The Planet Jupiter With Stupendous Force In 1994 There Has Been An Upsurge Of Amateur Interest In Comets. Most Comets Are First Discovered By Amateur Astronomers Because There Are So Many Amateurs Looking For Them, And Techniques And Instruments Have Improved Dramatically In The Past Few Years. After A Short But Detailed Introduction To The Comets Themselves Nick James And Gerald North Describe Comet Hunting, Photographing And Imaging Comets, And Digital Image Processing. The Use Of Computers For Orbital Calculations And Even Helping To Discover New Comets Is Given A Full Chapter, As Are Advanced Techniques Including Comet Photometry And Spectroscopy. This Comprehensive Book Has An Accompanying CD-ROM And Is At Once A "primer" For Comet Hunters And A Reference Text For More Advanced Amateur Astronomers.