Observing the sun is one of the most interesting and rewarding facets of astronomy to which amateurs can contribute meaningful data. It is the one branch of astronomy that requires only modest equipment and that can be pursued during the day. Peter Taylor, long-time chairman of the Solar Division of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, is a keen and highly experienced observer of the Sun. In this book he explains in a clear and practical way everything that a telescope user needs to know in order to make solar observations. The book deals with such topics as the historical background of solar observing, choice of equipment for the safe conduct of solar observations, observations of sunspots, and reporting observations. New techniques, such as electronic recording and the operations of radio telescopes, are also included. The level of presentation is understandable to anyone with basic astronomical knowledge and some experience in handling a small telescope.
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"...contains a great deal of valuable information, for both the serious student and hobbyist." Donald F. Trombino
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"...aimed at guiding the would-be amateur solar astronomer into the lore of the subject. It proves to be an excellent guide, and one that the professional solar observer would enjoy too." Bernard Roberts, Times Higher Education Supplement
"...The text is substantive and intended for the serious, committed, capable amateur." Griffith Observer
"This unique book is an appropriate addition to any library used by trained astronomers, amateur or professional." A.R. Upgren Jr., Choice
"...aimed at guiding the would-be amateur solar astronomer into the lore of the subject. It proves to be an excellent guide, and one that the professional solar observer would enjoy too." Bernard Roberts, Times Higher Education Supplement
"...The text is substantive and intended for the serious, committed, capable amateur." Griffith Observer
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Excellent for beginner solar observers,
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This book contains almost everything you need to get initiated in the fascinating area of solar astronomy. Beginning from a historical review, the author makes a thorough exposition of the elements of solar observation (what is to be observed, how to do it), and even proposes some interesting projects that can easily be carried out by amateurs.
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As an amateur astronomer, I am collecting all information possible to start observing, through CCD imaging, the Sun either in Ha and white light. I found this book a valuable resource, as it packs very good information in a concise way, what makes its reading very plesant and fast.Most of the book deals with white light solar observation techniques and its historical evolution. Some description of the solar physics are also presented but just enough to put you on the road, without too much details. But that is not, I think, the intention of the book. I can say that for my purpose, the book fulfill all the expectations. Fernando P. Guimaraes
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The history of the sociological and scientific relationship between man and the Sun is far too lengthy to be chronicled in a single chapter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Wilson, Universal Time, Northern Hemisphere, Porter Disk, Sacramento Peak, Swiss Federal Observatory, Astronomical Almanac, Jean Dragesco, Maunder Minimum, Southern Hemisphere, National Solar Observatory, Richard Carrington, Solar Section, Space Shuttle, Van Den Bergh, Year Figure, American Relative Sunspot Number, Greenwich Observatory, John Eddy, Naval Observatory, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Sir William Herschel, Solar Division, Sun's North Pole New!
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Mount Wilson, Universal Time, Northern Hemisphere, Porter Disk, Sacramento Peak, Swiss Federal Observatory, Astronomical Almanac, Jean Dragesco, Maunder Minimum, Southern Hemisphere, National Solar Observatory, Richard Carrington, Solar Section, Space Shuttle, Van Den Bergh, Year Figure, American Relative Sunspot Number, Greenwich Observatory, John Eddy, Naval Observatory, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Sir William Herschel, Solar Division, Sun's North Pole New!
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- Solar Magnetic Fields (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by R.F. Howard in Back Matter
- Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo by Galileo Galilei in Back Matter
- Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (Volume 1) by Thomas W. Webb in Back Matter
- Astrophysics of the Sun by Harold Zirin in Back Matter
- Total Eclipses of the Sun by J. B. Zirker in Back Matter
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- Lectures on Solar Physics (Lecture Notes in Physics) (Vol 619) by H.M. Antia on page 28, and page 79
- The Observer's Guide to Astronomy, Vol. 1 (Practical Astronomy Handbooks, Vol. 4) by Patrick Martinez in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Solar Observing Techniques (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by C. R. Kitchin in Back Matter
- Seeing Stars: The Night Sky Through Small Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Chris Kitchin in Back Matter
- Advanced Amateur Astronomy by Gerald North on page 386
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