The long-awaited second edition of this well-received textbook gives a thorough introduction to observational astronomy. Starting with the basics of positional astronomy and systems of time, it continues with charts and catalogs covering both historically important publications and modern electronic databases. The book builds on a fundamental discussion of the basics of light and the effects of the atmosphere on astronomical observations. Chapters include discussions of optical telescopes, detectors, photometry, variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, and solar observations. This edition contains new discussions of measurements with CCDs and appendices give basic statistical methods, useful astronomical software and websites, and sources of accurate time-calibration signals. Observational Astronomy is the perfect textbook for upper level undergraduate or beginning graduate courses on astronomy. Examples based on real astronomical data are placed throughout the text. Each of the well-illustrated chapters is supported by a set of graduated problems and suggestions for further reading.
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'Throughout there are useful equations of appropriate complexity and a helpful appendix of some statistical methods and internet resources. Each chapter ends with a set of graduated problems (though without solutions) and further reading suggestions, illustrations, mainly in the form of line drawings, are plentiful and useful for their simplicity.' Astronomy Now
'As is fitting for today's e-aware students, the availability of electronic catalogues and databases, such as provided by the CDS in Strasbourg, is highlighted ... Along with some quite practical advice on obtaining high-quality data, a student will find particularly helpful the real-world cases of differential photometry, making use of the author's own data, in two up-to-date projects which each present their own particular challenges ... I will recommend this book highly to my students. ... there is certainly much material suitable also for a (UK) first-year undergraduate. ... I don't think any other book on optical observational astronomy has quite the focus, and yet range, as this ...' The Observatory
'As is fitting for today's e-aware students, the availability of electronic catalogues and databases, such as provided by the CDS in Strasbourg, is highlighted ... Along with some quite practical advice on obtaining high-quality data, a student will find particularly helpful the real-world cases of differential photometry, making use of the author's own data, in two up-to-date projects which each present their own particular challenges ... I will recommend this book highly to my students. ... there is certainly much material suitable also for a (UK) first-year undergraduate. ... I don't think any other book on optical observational astronomy has quite the focus, and yet range, as this ...' The Observatory
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This second edition is perfect for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate courses on observational astronomy. It covers the basics of positional astronomy, time and star catalogues and instruments and techniques. This edition contains new discussions of measurements with CCDs and is thoroughly updated with discussions of modern instrumentation.
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In the night sky the stars appear as bright points on a dark spherical surface (Figure 1.1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cambridge University Press, Astronomical Almanac, Spherical Astronomy, Greenwich Sidereal Time, Fick Observatory, Julian Day, Milky Way, Bright Star Catalogue, Lick Observatory, Snell's Law, Hubble Space Telescope, Astrophysical Techniques, Classical Cepheids, Harvard Observatory, International System, Kurucz Solar Flux Atlas, Naval Observatory, Sky Catalogue, Academic Press, Astronomical Optics, Calculate the Julian Date, Eastern Standard Time, International Astronomical Union, The Guide Star Catalog New!
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Cambridge University Press, Astronomical Almanac, Spherical Astronomy, Greenwich Sidereal Time, Fick Observatory, Julian Day, Milky Way, Bright Star Catalogue, Lick Observatory, Snell's Law, Hubble Space Telescope, Astrophysical Techniques, Classical Cepheids, Harvard Observatory, International System, Kurucz Solar Flux Atlas, Naval Observatory, Sky Catalogue, Academic Press, Astronomical Optics, Calculate the Julian Date, Eastern Standard Time, International Astronomical Union, The Guide Star Catalog New!
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- Astrophysical Techniques, Fourth Edition by C.R. Kitchin on page 99, page 235, and page 292
- Positional astronomy by Derek McNally on page 17, and page 81
- The Nautical Almanac by Nautical Almanac Office on page 34, and page 81
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- A Skywatcher's Year by Jeff Kanipe in Back Matter
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- Observational Astrophysics by Robert C. Smith in Back Matter
- The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes by Pierre Bely on page 40
- Seeing Stars: The Night Sky Through Small Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Chris Kitchin in Back Matter
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