03959nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001200172072001600184072002300200072001500223100008100238245010300319250001800422264006900440300006800509336002600577337002600603338003600629347002400665490006100689505050800750520171901258650003602977650002203013650002403035650005103059650005203110650002403162710003403186773002603220776003603246776003603282830006803318856004603386912001403432912001403446999001703460978-3-031-65346-9DE-He21320251030113107.0cr nn 008mamaa240927s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316534699978-3-031-65346-97 a10.1007/978-3-031-65346-92doi 4aQB4-4.9 7aPGG2bicssc 7aSCI0040002bisacsh 7aPGG2thema1 aDire, James.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98506510aExploring the Universeh[electronic resource] :bA Practical Guide for Hobbyists /cby James Dire.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aVIII, 301 p. 340 illus., 288 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,x2197-65620 aChapter 1: Telescopes -- Chapter 2: Astrophotography -- Chapter 3: Star Atlases, Constellations and Celestial Nomenclature -- Chapter 4: Light, Color, Filters, Seeing and Transparency -- Chapter 5: Stars -- Chapter 6: The Moon -- Chapter 7: The Sun -- Chapter 8: Eclipses -- Chapter 9: Planetary Nebulae and Supernovae Remnants -- Chapter 10: Emission, Reflection and Dark Nebulae -- Chapter 11: Galactic Star Clusters -- Chapter 12: Globular Star Clusters -- Chapter 13: Comets -- Chapter 14: Galaxies.  aHave you ever wanted to get better at observing the universe but didn't know where to begin? Have you ever wondered what you are looking at in the night sky? Whether you are just beginning or an advanced amateur astronomer, you will want to have this book in your astronomical library. This book wraps up an entire astronomy course around the study of astronomical images, all of which have been taken by the author. The fascinating images contained herein will inspire readers to explore the descriptions of astronomical objects of all types and the physical processes they undergo throughout the universe. The author is both a career astronomy professor and an avid amateur astronomer who owns an arsenal of small telescopes for observing and conducting CCD imaging. The author’s descriptions are at a level any reader can follow. Using his own images, mostly taken with smaller telescopes as opposed to Hubble, James Webb, or multi-meter mountain top observatories, show amateur astronomers and hobbyists what can be accomplished by using modest and affordable equipment. The book begins with a primer on telescopes and the myriad types on the market today. You'll read about why there are so many models as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. This is followed by an introduction to astrophotography, a complete description of paper and digital star atlases available today, and a discussion on celestial nomenclature – why are celestial objects named what they are named! You'll learn about light, and how it interacts with matter to create what we see in the night sky. Finally, you'll go on a grand tour of the Universe, from the Moon and Sun to comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. 0aAstronomyxObservations.967976 0aAstronomy.972908 0aPhotography.96734214aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.96797724aAstronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.97391724aPhotography.9673422 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303165345208iPrinted edition:z9783031653476 0aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,x2197-656297456240uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65346-9  aZDB-2-PHA  aZDB-2-SXP  c63740d63740