Observing variable stars, novae, and supernovae / Gerald North ; (with accompanying CD-ROM by Nick J...
Observing variable stars, novae, and supernovae / Gerald North ; (with accompanying CD-ROM by Nick James)
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
N523/127 DISC
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 230 p.
Contents
1. Foundations, federations, and finder charts -- 2. Variables in vision -- 3. Astrovariables reckoned -- 4. Photometry -- 5. Stars great and small -- 6. Varable beginnings -- 7. Clockwork pulsators -- 8. Less regular single-star variables -- 9. Eclipsing binary stars -- 10. Cataclysmic and symbioti...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"This complete practical guide and resource package instructs amateur astronomers in observing and monitoring variable stars and other objects of variable brightness. Descriptions of the objects are accompanied by explanations of the background astrophysics, providing readers with a real insight into what they are observing at the telescope. The ma...
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Observing variable stars, novae, and supernovae / Gerald North ; (with accompanying CD-ROM by Nick James)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N523/127 DISC
Record Identifier
74VKpl6xX2Jy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpl6xX2Jy
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ISBN
0521820472 (hardback)
9780521820479 (hardback)
DDC
523.844
MMS ID
991019470929702626