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• How to Buy a Budget Telescope
• How to Use a Budget Telescope
• Observing the Solar System
• Observing the Stars and Galaxies
• Photography and Imaging
• Image Processing Software
• Trying Out Two Typical Budget Telescopes
• The Next Steps.

If you had purchased an inexpensive astronomical telescope a few years ago, disappointment would have been almost guaranteed. In current Internet age, times have changed and most (but not quite all) telescopes have been used to favorable results. Sir Patrick Moore, working with John Watson, has surveyed and tested the best and the worst of today's budget-priced astronomical telescopes. This new edition of Astronomy with a Budget Telescope is the result of their efforts. This book will show you how to recognize the good from the bad in observational ware with essential hints and tips on what to look for when buying both new and used telescopes. Updated and expanded, this latest edition includes budgeting tips for the new generation of digital cameras and 'go-to' telescopes. It provides a step-by-step guide to setting up your telescope, and how to observe the Moon, Sun, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Inside you'll find full-page finder charts and full-color images showing you what each object should look like. Astronomy with a Budget Telescope, 2nd Edition, is the complete introduction to buying and using a low-cost amateur astronomical telescope!

• Star Formation, Evolution and Stellar Populations in Star Clusters Stellar Evolution and Populations.- Researches of Stellar Populations in Star Clusters.- Researches on Stellar Populations in Massive Star Clusters Binary Fraction in Young Massive Star Clusters.- The Formation and Evolution of Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Cluster.- Multiple Stellar Populations in the Giant Branches of Galactic Globular Clusters.- Do Intermediate-age Star Clusters have Extended Star Formation Histories?.- Not-so-simple Stellar Populations in Massive Star Clusters, Where Do We Stand? Lessons Learned from this Thesis.
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This book focuses on understanding the stellar populations of massive star clusters and aims to investigate the origin, evolution and properties of binary systems, their collision products, as well as the general characteristics (e.g. ages, metal content) of stellar population(s) in star clusters. It introduces the basic background knowledge of various stellar populations in star clusters as well as their formation, interaction and evolution and offers high impact observational results on our understanding of the formation and evolution mode of star clusters. Based on these discoveries, this book proposes a series of future projects that can shed light on these topics. The research introduced in this book reveals key features of star clusters formation and by extension how all stars formed in our universe.
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• Tutto sui binocoli
• Un po' di meccanica celeste
• Tanti Soli lontani
• Oggetti non stellari
• Modelli
• Come prepararsi alle sessioni osservative
• Da Andromeda al Bovaro
• Dal Bulino al Dragone
• Dall'Eridano alla Lira
• Dal Microscopio alla Poppa
• Dalla Freccia alla Volpetta.

• Tutto sui binocoli
• Un po' di meccanica celeste
• Tanti Soli lontani
• Oggetti non stellari
• Modelli
• Come prepararsi alle sessioni osservative
• Da Andromeda al Bovaro
• Dal Bulino al Dragone
• Dall'Eridano alla Lira
• Dal Microscopio alla Poppa
• Dalla Freccia alla Volpetta.

Questo libro è un tour guidato attraverso le costellazioni visibili dalle medie latitudini settentrionali. È un'opera ideale per chi si accosta per la prima volta all'osservazione del cielo, ma anche l'astrofilo esperto la troverà ricca e utile, per come è strutturata. Nella prima parte, il libro è un succinto trattatello di astronomia, di meccanica celeste, d'evoluzione stellare e di cosmologia. Nella seconda parte, vengono proposte mappe per riconoscere tutte le costellazioni visibili dai nostri cieli, e schede con informazioni particolareggiate relative alle stelle visibili a occhio nudo, oltre che ad alcune centinaia di oggetti (stelle doppie e variabili, ammassi stellari, nebulose, galassie) alla portata di un semplice binocolo 10×50.

• La nostra prima eclisse di Sole
• La nostra prima eclisse di Luna
• Come avvengono le eclissi
• Le prossime eclissi da non perdere
• Epilogo.

Le eclissi di Sole e di Luna sono fra gli spettacoli più avvincenti della Natura; questo libro è una guida completa alla loro osservazione e spiega come cercare, vivere e fotografare questi eventi senza necessariamente essere astrofili esperti. Cosa posso osservare durante un'eclisse? Da dove? E quando? Un'accurata selezione delle 10 eclissi imperdibili da qui al 2050 chiude l'opera, aiutando il lettore nella pianificazione delle osservazioni. Preparate i bagagli, guardate l'eclisse e lasciatevi emozionare!

• Intro; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Variable Stars; History of Variable Stars; Broad Groups of Variable Stars; Catalogue Classifications; Chapter 2: The Astrophysics of Variable Stars; Population Types; Stellar Classification; Stellar Evolution; The Interstellar Medium; Cloud Collapse and the Jeans Mass; From Protostars to the Main Sequence; Early Variability
• The YY Orionis and T Tauri Stars; On the Main Sequence; Variability After the Main Sequence; Variability in Red Giants; Beyond the Red Giant Branch; Supernovae

• Parameters of Eclipsing Variable StarsConclusion;
• Chapter 3: Observing Techniques; Seeing and Transparency; The Bortle Scale; Magnitudes and True Brightness; Dark Adaptation; Additional Materials for Variable Star Observing; Red Flashlight; A Watch or Clock; Notebook for Recording; Variable Star Chart; Limiting Magnitudes for Various Optical Instruments; Visual Estimation of Variable Stars; Corrections for Atmospheric Extinction; Drawing a Light Curve; Observing Notes and Records;
• Chapter 4: Instruments and Equipment; Choosing and Using a Telescope; Eyepieces; Camera Equipment; Lenses

• Focal Length and Field of ViewA Telescope as a Long Focus Lens; CCD Cameras; Filters for Photometry; The Johnson-Cousins Photometric System; Chapter 5: Variable Star Photometry; Starting in Photometry
• Some Tools of the Trade; Software and Data reduction; Resolution, Image Size and Field of View; Photometry Basics; Using Makali'i; DSLR Photometry; Chapter 6: Observing Variable Stars with Binoculars; Making and Recording Your Observations; Chapter 7: Giant Stars and Their Variability; Pulsating Variables; ACEP; ACYG; BCEP; BXCIR; CEP; CW; DCEP; DSCT; GDOR; RR; RRAB; SPB

• Irregular Variable StarsSRA; SRB; SRD; PVTEL; PVTELII; PVTELIII; The Big Pulsators
• Red Giants; LB; M; RV; Chapter 8: Cepheids and Other Variable Types; ACEP; CW; DCEP; DSCT; GDOR; L; Chapter 9: Rotating Variable Stars; Rotating Ellipsoidal Variables; α Canum Venaticorum (ACV types); BY; CTTS/ROT; ELL; FKCOM; LERI; PSR; R; RS; SXARI; WTTS/ROT; Chapter 10: Following the Light
• Eclipsing Variable Stars; EA; EB; EP; EW; AR; D; DM; DS; GS; K; KE; WD; W Ser; Chapter 11: Explosive and Eruptive Variable Stars; Early Type Eruptive Variable Stars; Classical T Tauri stars (CTTS); FU Orionis; EXor

• γ CASIN; UVN; UX Ori; Luminous Blue Variables; WR; Late-Type Eruptive Variable Stars; UV Ceti; RCB; DY Perseus; Classical Novae; NA; NB; NC; NR/RN; Dwarf Novae; Z; SU; U Geminorum; AM; CBSS; DQ; IBWD; Supernovae; Type I Supernovae; Type II Supernovae (and Odd Type I's); Chapter 12: Unusual Variables
• X Ray and Visual GROs; Main Types of X-ray Variable Stars; HMXB; LMXB; XB Variables; XJ; XN; XP; XPR; ZZ; Chapter 13: Variable Star Associations; The BAA VSS; The AAVSO; Chapter 14: Variable Stars to Observe; Autumn Stars; Winter Stars; Spring Stars; Summer Stars; Circumpolar Stars

This book contains everything you need to know about variable stars -- stars whose brightness varies noticeably over time. The study of variable stars has been a particularly popular area of research for amateurs for many years; the material contained herein serves as both an introduction to amateur astronomers and a useful reference source for seasoned variable star observers. With its thorough, non-mathematical descriptions of variable stars and tips for how to see them, this book enables novices and experts alike to set off into the field and observe a wide range of delightful sights. It strikes a balance between easily visible objects that can be seen in any telescope or binoculars, and variable stars that are a direct challenge to those with large aperture equipment or access to photometric tools and methods. After helping the observer differentiate between variable star types, the author goes on to explain the skills needed to operate a telescope and other equipment, as well as how to couple filters to a CCD camera or digital SLR camera in order to photometrically record these celestial objects. Further, the book includes an observational guide to 50 objects for study, with finder charts and data about light curves for ease of identification, along with the stars' celestial coordinates, magnitudes, and other pertinent information.
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• Part I. Tools of the Astronomer-- ch. 1. A Review of Mathematical Concepts and Tools
• Introduction
• Scientific Notation
• Significant Figures
• Order of Magnitude Calculations
• Conversion of Units
• Calculation of Errors
• Percentage Errors
• Propagation of Errors
• Mean and Standard Deviation
• Angular Measurement
• Scale Factors
• Julian Dates
• The Method of Least Squares
• Galaxies Collide!: The Impact of the Milky Way
• and Andromeda Galaxies
• M. Mathematical Concepts Experiment Exercises-- ch. 2. A Review of Graphing Techniques
• Introduction
• Graphing Technique
• Analysis of Graphs
• Slopes and Y-Intercepts of Straight-Line Graphs
• Interpolation
• Extrapolation
• Error Estimates from Graphical Representation of Data
• Examples of Well-Constructed Graphs
• Alien Beacons
• The Microwave Phase Effect of the Planet Mercury
• Graphing Techniques Experiment Exercises-- ch. 3 The Optics of Telescopes: Part I. Image Size and Brightness
• Introduction
• Theory
• Telescope Characteristics
• Telescope Relationships
• Properties of an Image.

• Ray Tracing
• Procedure and Observations
• Equipment
• Image Size: Effect of Objective Focal Length
• Image Brightness: Effect of Collecting Area and Focal Length
• Calculations and Analysis
• Image Size: Effect of Objective Focal Length
• Image Brightness: Effect of Collecting Area and Focal Length
• Telescope Optics Experiment I Data Sheets
• Image Size
• Image Brightness
• Telescope Optics Experiment I Discussion Questions-- ch. 4. The Optics of Telescopes: Part II. Magnification and Chromatic Aberration
• Introduction
• Theory: Chromatic Aberration
• Procedure and Observations
• Magnification: Objective and Eyepiece Focal Lengths
• Chromatic Aberration
• Calculations and Analysis
• Magnification: Objective and Eyepiece Focal Lengths
• Chromatic Aberration
• Telescope Optics Experiment II Data Sheets
• Magnification
• Chromatic Aberration
• Telescope Optics Experiment II Discussion Questions-- Part II. The Solar System
• Introduction-- ch. 5. Earth: The Seasons and Local Latitude
• Introduction
• Theory: The Celestial Sphere and Zenith Angle Equation.

• Procedure and Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• Seasons and Local Latitude Experiment Data Sheets
• Seasons and Local Latitude Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 6. The Surface Roughness of the Moon. Reflection and Scattering from a Planetary Surface: Part I. Surface Materials
• Introduction
• Theory
• Reflection
• Scattering
• Geometry of the Reflection
• The Polarization of Light
• Procedure and Observations
• Equipment
• Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• Degree of Polarization
• Geometrical Correction Factor
• Analysis
• Surface Roughness Experiment I Data Sheets
• Surface Roughness Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 7. The Surface Roughness of the Moon. Reflection and Scattering from a Planetary Surface: Part II. Beads and Surface Coverage
• Introduction
• Theory: Glass Beads on the Lunar Surface
• Procedure and Observations
• Particle Sizes
• Glass Bead Enhancement
• Calculations and Analysis
• Coefficients of Roughness
• Bead Reflection Enhancement
• Bead Surface Coverage on the Lunar Surface.

• Surface Roughness Experiment II Data Sheets
• Surface Roughness Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 8 The Formation of Impact Craters
• Introduction
• Theory
• Impact Energy
• Mathematical Model of Crater Formation
• Measurable Crater Parameters
• Procedure and Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• Formation of Impact Craters Experiment Data Sheet
• Formation of Impact Craters Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 9 Determination of the Rotation Rate of Planets and Asteroids by Radar: Part I. Observations of Mercury
• Introduction
• Theory
• Red Shifts and Blue Shifts
• Doppler Shifts for Rotating Objects
• Range-Doppler Radar Mapping
• Radar Systems
• Procedure and Observations: Radar Observations of Mercury
• Calculations and Analysis
• Rotation Rate by Radar Experiment I Data Sheets
• Rotation Rate by Radar Experiment I Discussion Questions-- ch. 10 Determination of the Rotation Rate of Planets and Asteroids by Radar: Part II. Observations of Simulated Planets
• Introduction
• Theory
• Our Rotating Planets
• Radar System Conversion of Microwave to Audio Frequencies.

• Procedure and Observations
• Simulated Planet Surface Material
• Record Player Turntable: The Planetary Rotation
• The Radar System
• Spectrum Analyzer Software
• Calibration of the Radar System and Background Noise
• Positioning the Radar System
• Observations of Simulated Planets
• Calculations and Analysis
• The Soil Samples
• System Calibration
• Echo Intensities
• Rotational Velocities
• Rotation Rate by Radar Experiment II Data Sheets
• Soil Material
• System Calibration
• Echo Intensities
• Rotational Velocities
• Rotation Rate by Radar Experiment II Discussion Questions-- ch. 11 The Orbit of Venus
• Introduction
• Theory: Interpretations of the Orbit of Venus
• The Ptolemaic System
• The Simplicity of the Heliocentric Model
• The Configurations of the Interior Planets
• Determination of the Distance of Venus
• Determination of the Orbital Period by Kepler's Second Law
• Procedure and Observations
• Observing Venus
• Reticulated Eyepieces for Observations
• Calibration of the Telescope Field of View
• The Observations
• Calculations and Analysis.

• Calibration of the Telescope Field of View
• Telescope Magnification
• The Orbit of Venus
• The Orbital Period
• Venus Experiment Data Sheets
• Calibration of the Telescope Eyepiece
• Telescope Magnification
• Venus Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 12. Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
• Introduction
• Theory
• Kepler's Laws
• Comets and Kepler's Second Law
• Procedure and Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• Kepler's First Law
• Kepler's Second Law
• Kepler's Third Law
• Kepler's Laws Experiment Data Sheets
• Kepler's First Law
• Kepler's Second Law
• Kepler's Third Law
• Kepler's Laws Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 13. The Galilean Satellites of Jupiter
• Introduction
• Theory: The General Form of Kepler's Third Law
• Procedure and Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• The Complications
• Date of the Observation
• Determination of the Orbit
• Error Analysis
• Galilean Satellites Experiment Data Sheet
• Galilean Satellites Experiment Discussion Questions--

• ch. 14. Thermal Radiation from a Planetary Subsurface: Part I. Calibration and Initial Measurements
• Introduction
• Theory
• Planetary Heat Balance
• Insolation
• Radio Telescopes: Beam Patterns
• Radio Telescopes: Bandwidths
• Radio Telescopes: Radio Astronomy Targets
• Procedure and Observations
• The Soil Samples
• The Incandescent Light Bulbs and Sand Boxes
• The Radiometer
• Sand Box Dimensions
• Radiometer Calibration: Use of Water Baths
• Radiometer Calibration: The Procedure
• "Nighttime" Soil Sample Measurements
• "Nighttime" Temperature Measurements
• Calculations and Analysis
• The Soil Sample
• Radiometer Calibration
• Soil Sample Observations and Gain Variations
• "Nighttime" Temperature Measurements
• Planetary Subsurface Experiment I Data Sheet
• Soil Samples
• Calibration Data
• "Nighttime" Soil Sample Observations
• "Nightime" Temperature Measurements
• Planetary Subsurface Experiment I Discussion Questions-- ch. 15. Thermal Radiation from a Planetary Subsurface: Part II. Soil Sample Measurements
• Introduction
• Theory
• Procedure and Observations.

• The Incandescent Light Bulbs
• Radiometer Calibration
• Heated Soil Sample Measurements
• Calculations and Analysis
• Calibration and Gain Variation
• Heat Penetration Graphs
• Temperature Profile Graphs
• Effective Depth Graphs
• Diffusion Depths
• Planetary Subsurface Experiment II Data Sheets
• Planetary Subsurface Experiment II Discussion Questions-- ch. 16. The Microwave Phase Effect of the Moon
• Introduction
• Theory
• Thermal Diffusivity of the Lunar Subsurface Material
• Microwave Phase Effect of the Moon
• Lunar Eclipses
• Measuring the Temperature of a Celestial Source
• The Brightness of the Sky at 11 GHZ
• Measuring the Sky Brightness
• Procedure and Observations
• The Telescope
• The Optical Guide
• Avoiding Interfering Signals
• Microwave Phase Effect: Calibration
• Microwave Phase Effect: Observations of the Moon
• Lunar Eclipses
• Data Reduction and Analysis
• Radiometer Calibration
• Graph of the Microwave Phase Effect
• Graph of the Lunar Eclipse
• Data Sheet
• Microwave Phase Effect
• LUNAR ECLIPSE
• Discussion Questions for Microwave Phase Effect of the Moon
• Part III. Measuring the Stars and Beyond Introduction--

• ch. 17 Blackbody Radiation
• Introduction
• Theory
• Blackbody Relationships
• Ohm's Law
• Color Filters
• The Effective Temperature of the Sun
• Procedure and Observations
• The Sun
• Incandescent Light Bulb
• Analysis and Calculations
• The Sun
• Incandescent Light Bulb
• Blackbody Radiation Experiment Data Sheet
• The Sun
• Incandescent Light Bulb
• Blackbody Radiation Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 18. The Surface Temperature and Energy Output of the Sun
• Introduction
• Theory
• Solar Energy Output and Lifetime
• Relationship Between Surface Temperature and Luminosity of a Star
• Specific Heat Capacity
• Sun Elevation Correction
• Procedure and Observations
• Measurement by Heating of Water
• Measurement by Solar Cells
• Calculations and Analysis
• Measurement by Heating of Water
• Measurement by Solar Cells
• Experimental Errors
• Energy Output of the Sun Experiment Data Sheets
• Water Heating
• Solar Cell
• Experimental Errors
• Energy Output of the Sun Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 19. The Theory of Atomic Spectra
• Introduction
• Theory
• Atomic Spectra
• The Bohr Atom.

• Hydrogen Energy-Level Diagram
• Procedure and Observations
• Equipment
• Observations
• Calculations and Analysis
• Determination of the Wavelength from the Angular Displacements
• The Value of the Rydberg Constant
• Atomic Spectra Experiment Data Sheets
• Atomic Spectrum Experiment Discussion Questions-- ch. 20. Discovering the Nature of Objects in Space: Kirchhoff's Laws of Radiation
• Introduction
• Theory
• Procedure and Observations
• Continuous Blackbody Spectrum: Kirchhoff's First Law
• Emission Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Second Law
• Absorption Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Third Law
• Calculations and Analysis
• Continuous Blackbody Spectrum: Kirchhoff's First Law
• Emission Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Second Law
• Absorption Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Third Law
• Kirchhoff's Law Experiment Data Sheets
• Continuous Blackbody Spectrum: Kirchhoff's First Law
• Emission Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Second Law
• Absorption Line Spectrum: Kirchhoff's Third Law
• Kirchhoff's Law Experiment Discussion Questions-- Appendix I. Physical Constants and Astronomical Measurements-- Appendix II. Julian Dates-- Appendix III. Day-of-the-Year Tables-- Appendix IV. Fast Fourier Transform Spectrum Analyzer Software.

This book presents experiments which will teach physics relevant to astronomy. The astronomer, as instructor, frequently faces this need when his college or university has no astronomy department and any astronomy course is taught in the physics department. The physicist, as instructor, will find this intellectually appealing when faced with teaching an introductory astronomy course. From these experiments, the student will acquire important analytical tools, learn physics appropriate to astronomy, and experience instrument calibration and the direct gathering and analysis of data. Experiments that can be performed in one laboratory session as well as semester-long observation projects are included. This textbook is aimed at undergraduate astronomy students.

• Part 1. Asteroseismology of red giants
• Aspects of Observational Red Giant Population Seismology
• Asteroseismology of Red Giants as a Tool for Studying Stellar Populations: First Steps
• Adiabatic Solar-Like Oscillations in Red Giant Stars
• Energetic Aspects of Non-Radial Solar-Like Oscillations in Red Giants
• Part 2. Internal structure, atmosphere, and evolution of red giants: current models and their uncertainties
• Evolution and Internal Structure of Red Giants
• Uncertainties and Systematics in Stellar Evolution Models of Red Giant Stars
• Convection Modelling and the Morphology of RGBs in Stellar Clusters
• Helium Burning in Moderate-Mass Stars
• Hydrodynamic Simulations of Shell Convection in Stellar Cores
• Impact of Rotational Mixing on the Global and Asteroseismic Properties of Red Giants
• 3D Picture of the Convective Envelope of a Rotating RGB Star
• Effects of Rotation and Thermohaline Mixing in Red Giant Stars
• 3D Model Atmospheres of Red Giant Stars
• Part 3. Stellar populations in the Milky Way
• Front matter
• Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
• Red Giant Stars: Probing the Milky Way Chemical Enrichment
• Chemical Abundances of Giants in Globular Clusters
• TRILEGAL, a TRIdimensional modeL of thE GALaxy: Status and Future
• The Besançon Model of Stellar Population Synthesis of the Galaxy.

Exciting results are blooming, thanks to a convergence between unprecedented asteroseismic data obtained by the satellites CoRoT and KEPLER, and state-of-the-art models of the internal structure of red giants and of galactic evolution. The pulsation properties now available for thousands of red giants promise to add valuable and independent constraints to current models of structure and evolution of our galaxy. Such a close connection between these domains opens a new very promising gate in our understanding of stars and galaxies. In this book international leaders in the field offer a wide perspective of the recent advancements in: Asteroseismology of red giants Models of the atmosphere, internal structure, and evolution of red giants Stellar population synthesis and models of the Milky Way.

• From Disks to Planets / Andrew N. Youdin, Scott J. Kenyon
• Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems / Alessandro Morbidelli
• Terrestrial Planets / Nadine G. Barlow
• Gas and Ice Giant Interiors / David J. Stevenson
• Atmospheres of Jovian Planets / Nancy Chanover
• Planetary Magnetospheres / Fran Bagenal
• Planetary Rings / Matthew S. Tiscareno
• An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites / Andrew Rivkin
• Dusty Planetary Systems / Amaya Moro-Martın
• Exoplanet Detection Methods / Jason T. Wright, B. Scott Gaudi.

This is volume 3 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on "Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems" edited by Linda French and Paul Kalas presents accessible review chapters From Disks to Planets, Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems, The Terrestrial Planets, Gas and Ice Giant Interiors, Atmospheres of Jovian Planets, Planetary Magnetospheres, Planetary Rings, An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites, Dusty Planetary Systems and Exoplanet Detection Methods. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
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• Introduction to Star Clusters
• How to observe and image star clusters
• How to use the star maps
• Constellations A-Z.

This book is for amateur astronomers of all expertise, from beginner to experienced. It is intended to be used at the telescope - small, medium, or large - or even by an observer using binoculars or the naked eye. It is organized by constellation and will enable practical observers to locate the approximate positions of important star clusters in the 88 constellations from literally anywhere on Earth. In practice, GO-TO telescopes can usually locate clusters accurately enough, but this, of course, first requires that the observer knows what is visible in the sky at a given time and from a given location, so as to input a locatable object! This is where the book becomes an essential aid to finding star clusters to observe. Observers who do not have computer-controlled telescopes can of course use the traditional 'star-hopping' method to find specific objects, starting from the given reference stars. The constellation maps in this book are in black and white, so that they can be read by the light of a red LED observer's reading light. The clusters and their names/numbers are printed in bold black, against a 'grayed-out' background of stars and constellation figures. Used as a self-contained reference, Observer's Guide to Star Clusters offers detailed and up-to-date coverage of these beautiful objects. This book will soon become an essential piece of equipment for you, as essential as your telescope!

• Part 1. The Physical Nature of Faint Objects
• The Astronomical Surveys
• The Astronomers Behind the Historical Surveys
• The Nature of Star Clusters and Nebulae
• The Nature of Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters
• The Nature of Quasars and Other Exotics
• Ground- and Space-Based Observations of the Most Distant Parts of the Universe
• Part 2. How to Observe Faint Objects
• General Guidelines for Observing Faint Objects
• Preparation and the Observing Session
• Some Suggested Observing Projects
• Suggested Projects by Survey and Source
• Recording Your Observations and Other Tips to Help You Stick with the Program
• Citizen Science Activities and Searching for Supernovae.

Astronomers' Observing Guides provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different instruments. Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who want to "go deep" with their observing. It's a guide to some of the most distant, dim, and rarely observed objects in the sky, with background information on surveys and object lists -- some familiar and some not. Typically, amateur astronomers begin by looking at the brighter objects, and work their way "deeper" as their experience and skills improve. Faint Objects is about the faintest objects we can see with an amateur's telescope -- their physical nature, why they appear so dim, and how to track them down. By definition, these objects are hard to see! But moderate equipment (a decent telescope of at least 10-inch aperture) and the right techniques can reveal a surprising number of 'almost invisible' objects. The book provides basic tips on the type of telescope to use, how to record observations, and where to find lists and those all important finder charts. Here is a "one-stop shop" for those who are interested in taking their observational pursuits to the next level, and who want to see the most distant parts of the universe accessible to backyard telescopes

• Preface
• Reconstructing images in astrophysics, an inverse problem point of view
• Reconstruction of the solar subsurface through helioseismology with SDO
• Imaging surface spots from space-borne photometry
• Reconstruction of Thermal and Magnetic Field Structure of the Solar Subsurface through Helioseismology
• Physical processes leading to surface inhomogeneities: the case of rotation
• Interferometry to determine stellar shapes: application to Achernar
• Interferometry to image surface spots
• Interferometric Surface Mapping of RapidlyRotating Stars.
• Application to the Be star Achernar
• Doppler and Zeeman Doppler Imaging of Stars.

• 5.2.3 The Derivation of f(r, θ)

• 4.5.1 Recent Estimation of Chemical Abundances and Incompatible Seismic Models4.5.2 Solar Cycle Changes of Frequencies and the Sound Speed; 4.5.3 Steady Parts of Poloidal and Toroidal Magnetic Field Structure; 4.5.4 Origin and Consequences of Near Surface Rotation Profile and Toroidal Magnetic Field Structure; 4.5.5 Origin of 22 yr Cycle and Future Helioseismic Inferences; References; 5 Physical Processes Leading to Surface Inhomogeneities: The Case of Rotation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Energy Flux in Radiative Envelopes of Rotating Stars; 5.2.1 vz24; 5.2.2 The Idea of the ω-Model

The mapping of the surface of stars requires diverse skills, analysis techniques and advanced modeling, i.e. the collaboration of scientists in various specialties. This volume gives insights into new techniques allowing for the first time to obtain resolved images of stars. It takes stock of what has been achieved so far in Chile, on the ESO VLTI instrument or, in the States, on the CHARA instrument. In recent times interferometry, combined with adaptive optics has allowed to reconstruct images of stars. Besides the Sun (of course) by now five stars have been resolved in detail. In addition to interferometry, this book highlights techniques used for mapping the surfaces of stars using photometry made by space observatories; Zeeman- and Doppler Imaging; mapping the surface element abundances via spectroscopy. This book will also take stock of the best images of the solar surface, made by connecting the differential rotation to the underlying physical parameters derived from helioseismology. Recent measurements of flattening of the solar surface by SDO showed that the Sun's shape is linked to the rotation of the core. It is shown how such a result is generalizable to the stars.

• Exoplanet research : a history of discovery
• Solar system : exoplanet synergies
• Between planets and stars
• Planet discovery methods
• Ground-based instrumental projects for exoplanet research.

This state-of-the-art reference work includes over 15 sections dealing with all aspects of exoplanets and exobiology research, including historic aspects, the Solar System as a template, objects at the planet-to-star transition, exoplanet detection and characterization with related instrumentation, technology and software tools, planet and planet-system statistics with recent and planned surveys, their atmosphere and formation and evolution processes, habitability and exobiology implications, and outlooks for future exploration and science development, including visionary contributions. Each section has 10-20 contributions written by the top experts in their subject, including both senior researchers as well as young, smart researchers who represent the future of the discipline. All in all, this handbook comprehensively tackles one of the most challenging and dynamic fields of modern astronomy and astrophysics.
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• Introduction
• The oldest light in the Universe
• Through a glass, darkly
• A problem of some gravity
• Where God divides by zero
• The 'Oh my God' particles
• Deep sea, deep snow ... deep space
• Far as human eye can see
• A new messenger from the cosmos
• The cosmic-wide web
• Nurseries in space
• Other Earths
• Listening out for life.

Annotation An overview of some of the key issues in modern astronomy and cosmology. It describes the vast amount of observational data that the new generation of observatories and telescopes are producing, and how that data might solve some of the outstanding puzzles inherent in our emerging world view.

• Saturn as a Planet.- Telescopes and Accessories.- Factors that Affect Observations.- Visual Impressions of Saturn's Globe and Ring System.- Drawing Saturn's Globe and Rings.- Methods of Visual Photometry and Colorimetry.- Determining Latitudes and Timing Central Meridian Transits.- Observing Saturn's Satellites.- A Primer on Imaging Saturn and Its Ring System.
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Modern comprehensive review of the formation, astronomy, and structure of Saturn and its ring system, and observing techniques for amateurs Very latest detailed theories and physical descriptions How to observe and image the Saturn, its moon and ring, using a variety of telescope apertures and magnifications.
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• Preface and Thanks
• Chapter 1: Some Background
• Chapter 2: The Stars
• Chapter 3: Star Clusters
• Chapter 4: Nebulae
• Chapter 5: Galaxies
• Chapter 6: Faint, Far Away and Invisible
• Chapter 7: Naked-Eye Objects
• Appendix
• Index of Objects.

This popular title is now back, bigger and better than before! In this companion guide to stars, star systems, galaxies, and other deep sky sights you can choose a class of object and set up an annual program for yourself that will take you from month to month, helping you locate famous targets or, if you prefer, hunting down the lesser known but still dazzling sky sights. Detailed descriptive summaries of each class of object are followed by extensive lists of deep-sky targets, presented in a monthly format and going from those objects easy to locate to those that are more of a challenge. Amateur astronomers of all levels will find this book invaluable for its broad-ranging background material, for its comprehensive lists of fascinating objects, and for its power to improve your observing skills.

• Stellar Populations / Rosemary F.G. Wyse
• Chemical Abundances as Population Tracers / Poul Erik Nissen
• Metal-Poor Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of the Universe / Anna Frebel, John E. Norris
• The Stellar and Sub-Stellar Initial Mass Function of Simple and Composite Populations / Pavel Kroupa, Carsten Weidner
• The Galactic Nucleus / Fulvio Melia
• The Galactic Bulge / R. Michael Rich
• Open Clusters and Their Role in the Galaxy / Eileen D. Friel
• Star Counts and Nature of the Galactic Thick Disk / Yuzuru Yoshii
• The Infrared Galaxy / Ed Churchwell, Robert A. Benjamin
• Interstellar PAHs and Dust / A.G.G.M. Tielens
• Galactic Neutral Hydrogen / John M. Dickey
• High-Velocity Clouds / Bart P. Wakker, Hugo van Woerden
• Magnetic Fields in Galaxies / Rainer Beck, Richard Wielebinski
• Astrophysics of Galactic Charged Cosmic Rays / Antonella Castellina, Fiorenza Donato
• Gamma-Ray Emission of Supernova Remnants and the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays / F.A. Aharonian
• Galactic Distance Scales / Michael W. Feast
• Globular Cluster Dynamical Evolution / Melvyn B. DaviesProf.
• Dynamics of Disks and Warps / J.A. Sellwood
• Mass Distribution and Rotation Curve in the Galaxy / Yoshiaki Sofue
• Dark Matter in the Galactic Dwarf Spheroidal Satellites / Matthew Walker.

This is volume 5 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on "Galactic Structure and Stellar Populations", edited by Gerard F. Gilmore, presents accessible review chapters on Stellar Populations, Chemical Abundances as Population Tracers, Metal-Poor Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of the Universe, The Stellar and Sub-Stellar Initial Mass Function of Simple and Composite Populations, The Galactic Nucleus, The Galactic Bulge, Open Clusters and Their Role in the Galaxy, Star Counts and the Nature of Galactic Thick Disk, The Infrared Galaxy, Interstellar PAHs and Dust, Galactic Neutral Hydrogen, High-Velocity Clouds, Magnetic Fields in Galaxies, Astrophysics of Galactic Charged Cosmic Rays, Gamma-Ray Emission of Supernova Remnants and the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays, Galactic Distance Scales, Globular Cluster Dynamical Evolution, Dynamics of Disks and Warps, Mass Distribution and Rotation Curve in the Galaxy, Dark Matter in the Galactic Dwarf Spheroidal Satellites, and History of Dark Matter in Galaxies. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
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• Parte I. Astrofisica osservativa
• Sistemi di riferimento astronomici
• Strumenti di osservazione
• Elementi di fotometria e spettroscopia
• Parametri fondamentali
• Parte II. Gravitazione universale
• Gravitazione newtoniana
• Teoria relativistica della gravitazione
• Parte III. Fluidi, plasmi e radiazione
• Processi fluidodinamici
• Processi di plasma
• Meccanismi di irraggiamento
• Accelerazione di particelle sopratermiche
• Parte IV. Fisica delle stelle
• Fenomenologia stellare
• Struttura interna delle stelle
• Evoluzione stellare
• Stati finali dell'evoluzione stellare
• Parte V. Fisica delle galassie
• La Via Lattea
• Galassie esterne
• Galassie attive
• Parte VI. Cosmologia
• Dati cosmologici
• Modelli cosmologici
• Il Big-Bang.

Scopo del testo e' introdurre i concetti base della fisica stellare, della fisica delle galassie e della cosmologia con approccio essenzialmente fisico. La prima parte presenta le tecniche osservative sia nella banda ottica, sia nelle alte frequenze e nella banda radio. La parte dedicata alle stelle discute modelli di struttura e l'evoluzione. La terza parte e' dedicata alle galassie, morfologia, formazione ed evoluzione, per giungere allo studio della distribuzione sulle grandi scale. La sezione di cosmologia presenta i modelli cosmologici relativistici, con la discussione del big-bang, inflazione, materia oscura, energia oscura. Il testo rappresenta la raccolta delle lezioni tenute dall'autore per i corsi introduttivi di astrofisica delle lauree specialistiche in Fisica e Astrofisica nei passati 30 anni, ma include elementi avanzati utili per corsi introduttivi di astrofisica nel dottorato in Fisica. Il testo e' anche stato utilizzato in forma preliminare da colleghi di altre sedi.

• Title Page; Copyright Page; Prefazione; Table of Contents;
• 1. L'osservazione e lo studio del Sistema Solare; 1.0 Introduzione; 1.0.1 Cosa osservare; 1.0.2 I pianeti non sono oggetti statici; 1.0.3 Le riprese in alta risoluzione; 1.1 Il Sole; 1.2 Mercurio; 1.3 Venere; 1.4 Luna; 1.5 La Terra; 1.5.1 L'atmosfera della Terra; 1.5.2 Meteore; 1.5.3 Aurore; 1.5.4 Luce zodiacale; 1.5.5 Pareli solari ed aloni; 1.5.6 Il raggio verde; 1.5.7 Satelliti artificiali; 1.6 Marte; 1.7 Giove; 1.8 Saturno; 1.9 Urano; 1.10 Nettuno; 1.11 Plutone; 1.12 Comete; 1.13 I corpi minori

• 1.13.1 Asteroidi, KBO e oggetti della Nube di Oort1.13.2 Asteroidi interni; 1.13.3 Satelliti planetari; 1.14 Fenomeni transienti; 1.14.1 Eclissi solari e lunari; 1.14.2 Occultazioni; 1.14.3 Transiti; 1.14.4 Congiunzioni strette e avvicinamenti prospettici;
• 2. L'osservazione e lo studio del cielo profondo; 2.0 Introduzione; 2.0.1 Gli oggetti deep-sky; 2.0.2 Le camere CCD; 2.0.3 La tecnica di ripresa e di elaborazione; 2.1 Le stelle; 2.2 Le stelle doppie; 2.3 Nebulose; 2.3.1 Nebulose a emissione; 2.3.2 Nebulose planetarie; 2.3.3 Resti di supernova; 2.3.4 Nebulose a riflessione

• 2.3.5 Nebulose oscure2.4 Ammassi globulari; 2.5 Ammassi aperti; 2.6 Le galassie; 2.6.1 I nostri vicini; 2.7 Galassie a spirale; 2.8 Galassie ellittiche; 2.9 Galassie irregolari e peculiari; 2.10 Galassie interagenti; 2.11 Ammassi di galassie; 2.12 Ai confini dell'Universo: i quasar; 2.13 Ai limiti della strumentazione amatoriale; 2.13.1 La magnitudine limite; 2.13.2 All'interno delle nebulose; 2.13.3 All'interno delle galassie; 2.13.4 Aloni galattici; 2.14 Profondo cielo senza telescopio;
• 3. Tecniche e confronti; 3.0 Introduzione; 3.1 I filtri per il Sistema Solare; 3.1.1 Filtro IR-cut

• 3.1.2 Filtri colorati3.1.3 Filtri infrarossi; 3.1.4 Filtri ultravioletti; 3.1.5 Filtri solari; 3.2 I filtri per il deep-sky; 3.2.1 I filtri a banda stretta; 3.2.2 Filtri colorati; 3.2.3 Filtri IR-UV; 3.2.4 Le galassie Maffei; 3.3 Elementi di cartografia; 3.4 Astronomia di giorno; 3.4.1 Perché riprendere di giorno; 3.4.2 La Luna; 3.4.3 I pianeti; 3.4.4 Venere; 3.4.5 Mercurio; 3.4.6 Marte; 3.4.7 Giove; 3.4.8 Saturno; 3.4.9 Le stelle; 3.4.10 Non solo stelle e pianeti; 3.5 I time-lapse in astronomia: l'Universo in movimento; 3.5.1 Caratteristiche di un buon time-lapse

• 3.5.2 Campionamento temporale3.5.3 Come montare un filmato; 3.6 Imaging con tecniche non convenzionali; 3.6.1 Il metodo afocale; 3.6.2 Le riprese con un telefono cellulare; 3.6.3 Il profondo cielo con una webcam; 3.7 Fotografia chimica e digitale a confronto; 3.7.1 Il Sole; 3.7.2 Mercurio; 3.7.3 Venere; 3.7.4 Luna; 3.7.5 Marte; 3.7.6 Giove; 3.7.7 Saturno; 3.7.8 Urano; 3.7.9 Il profondo cielo; 3.8 Osservazioni visuali e fotografia a confronto; 3.8.1 Ammassi stellari; 3.8.2 Nebulose; 3.8.3 Galassie; 3.9 La vetrina degli orrori

Da quando è iniziata la rivoluzione della fotografia digitale, con i sensori CCD che hanno soppiantato la pellicola, qualsiasi appassionato del cielo, dotandosi di una strumentazione non particolarmente costosa, può diventare esploratore attivo dell'immensità della volta celeste, potenzialmente un vero e proprio astronomo. In questo libro, l'autore mostra quanto è possibile ottenere (ed è tanto!) nello studio del cielo con un telescopio amatoriale di soli 25 cm di diametro, anche attraverso tecniche di ripresa innovative, come la fotografia dei pianeti fatta in pieno giorno, o la ripresa di dettagli della superficie di Venere, nonostante il fatto che il pianeta sia perennemente avvolto da una coltre impenetrabile di nubi.

• Stellar Structure / Enrique Garcı́a-Berro, G. Leandro Althaus
• Stellar Atmospheres / Ivan Hubeny
• The Sun as a Star / Giulio Del Zanna, Helen Mason
• Asteroseismology / Gerald Handler
• Star Formation / Simon Goodwin
• Young Stellar Objects and Protostellar Disks / Ana Inés Gómez de Castro
• Brown Dwarfs / I. Neill Reid
• Evolution of Solar and Intermediate-Mass Stars / Falk Herwig
• The Evolution of High-Mass Stars / Geraldine J. Peters, Raphael Hirschi
• Stellar Activity / Isabella Pagano
• White Dwarf Stars / Detlev Koester
• Black Holes and Neutron Stars / Thomas J. Maccarone
• Binaries and Multiple Stellar Systems / Elliott Horch
• Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts / Philipp Podsiadlowski
• Stellar Winds / Stan Owocki.

This is volume 4 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on "Stellar Structure and Evolution" edited by Martin A. Barstow presents accessible review chapters on Stellar Structure, Stellar Atmospheres, The Sun as a Star, Asteroseismology, Star Formation, Young Stellar Objects and Protostellar Disks, Brown Dwarfs, Evolution of Solar and Intermediate- Mass Stars, The Evolution of High Mass Stars, Stellar Activity, White Dwarf Stars, Black Holes and Neutron Stars, Binaries and Multiple Stellar Systems, Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Stellar Winds. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
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• Galaxy Morphology / Prof. Ronald J. Buta
• Elliptical and Disk Galaxy Structure and Modern Scaling Laws / Alister W. Graham
• Star Formation in Galaxies / Samuel Boissier
• The Cool ISM in Galaxies / Jan M. van der Hulst, W.J.G. de Blok
• The Influence of Environment on Galaxy Evolution / Bernd Vollmer
• Clusters of Galaxies / Prof. Richard Bower
• Active Galactic Nuclei / Prof. Eric S. Perlman
• The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe / Alison L. Coil
• The Distance Scale of the Universe / Wendy L. Freedman, Barry F. Madore
• Galaxies in the Cosmological Context / Gabriella De Lucia
• Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei / Andrea Merloni, Sebastian Heinz
• The Intergalactic Medium / Renyue Cen
• Cosmic Microwave Background / John Mather, Gary Hinshaw, Jr., Lyman Page.

This is volume 6 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on "Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology" edited by William C. Keel presents accessible review chapters on Galaxy Morphology, Elliptical and Disk Galaxy Structure and Modern Scaling Laws, Star Formation in Galaxies, The Cool ISM in Galaxies, The Influence of Environment on Galaxy Evolution, Clusters of Galaxies, Active Galactic Nuclei, Large Scale Structure of the Universe, Distance Scale of the Universe, Galaxies in the Cosmological Context, Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei, The Intergalactic Medium, and Cosmic Microwave Background. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
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