This new guide provides an extensive overview of astronomical binoculars and telescopes. It includes detailed up-to-date ...
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The uniquely beautiful light display of an aurora is the result of charged particles colliding with tenuous atmospheric oxygen ...
Continue readingAnyone who has used a binocular telescope or even wide-field binoculars to look at the night sky will know just how breathtakingly ...
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The first part of Jim Mullaney’s book provides a comprehensive review of the different classes of double and multiple systems, ...
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Imagine the unique experience of being the very first person to hold a newly-found meteorite in your hand – a rock from ...
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Satisfies the need for a modern, comprehensive review in combining the three major aspects: the physical background on the ...
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Jupiter is one of the most spectacular observing targets for amateur astronomers. There are various books about observing ...
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This book is a mine of information for all levels of amateur astronomy, from relative beginners to experienced observers. ...
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Contains a selection of 99 papers from the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) quadrennial General Assembly, held ...
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Volume 2 focuses on the ice sheets, icebergs, and interactions between ice sheets and the atmosphere and ocean. It contains ...
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Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, and the only one with a spectacular ring system easily visible from ...
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Supernovae mark the deaths of massive stars or of white dwarfs in binary systems. Even when they occur in galaxies millions ...
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Deep-sky observers are always on the lookout for new observing challenges. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe them ...
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The Moon is the most commonly observed of all astronomical objects. Here, Peter Grego provides a concise, readable description ...
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The STEREO mission uses twin heliospheric orbiters to track solar disturbances from their initiation to 1 AU. This book ...
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Given the right techniques, urban astronomers can routinely observe deep-sky objects night after night – something most ...
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