Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them
Richard. Schmude
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Berlin : Springer , 2008
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (232 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Uranus, Neptune, Plutoand How to Observe Them; Contents; Author's Note; About the Author; The Uranus brkSystem; Introduction; Atmosphere; Upper Atmosphere; Middle Atmosphere (Stratosphere); Lower Atmosphere; Clouds; Cyclic Changes; Long-Term Brightness Changes; Other Characteristics of the Atmosphere; Interior of Uranus; Magnetic Environment; Rings; Epsilon Ring; Lambda Ring; Delta Ring; Gamma Ring; Eta Ring; Beta Ring; Alpha Ring; Rings 4, 5, and 6; Zeta Ring; New Rings; Beyond the Ring System; Satellites; Titania; Oberon; Umbriel; Ariel; Miranda; Collision Fragments; Puck; Portia. - CCD PhotometrySources of Error in Photometric Measurements; Spectra; Visual Magnitude Estimates of Pluto; Observing with Large Telescopes; Orientation; Visual Studies; Seeing; Transparency; Telescope Characteristics; Observer Skill; The Nature/Location of the Albedo Feature; Observing With One or Two Eyes; Drawing Hints; Sample Observations; Ellipticity Studies; Polarization Studies; Example of a Polarization Measurement; Methane Band Imaging; Imaging; Sample Images; Occultation Measurements; Occultation of a Star; Occultations by Earth's Moon; Transits, Eclipses, and Occultations. - Collision FragmentsLarissa; Despina and Naiad; Thalassa; Proteus; Captured Objects; Nereid; Halimede; Trojan Asteroids; Pluto and Its brkMoons; Introduction; Orbit and Seasons; Atmosphere; Interior; Magnetic Environment; Surface; Satellites; Charon; Nix, Hydra, and Beyond; Observing Uranus and Neptune with Binoculars and Small Telescopes; The Human Eye; Light Sensitivity; Binoculars; Telescopes, Finders, and Eyepieces; Finding Uranus and Neptune; Visual Brightness Estimates; Experiments; Color; Observing with Medium-Sized Telescopes; Photoelectric Equipment; Photoelectric Photometry; Example. - Juliet and BelindaCordelia and Ophelia; Captured Objects; Sycorax; Caliban; The Neptune brkSystem; Introduction; Atmosphere; Upper Atmosphere; Middle Atmosphere; Lower Atmosphere; Clouds; Brightness Changes; Other Atmospheric Characteristics; Interior; Magnetic Environment; Rings and Arcs; Galle Ring; Le Verrier Ring; Lassell Ring; Arago and the Unnamed Ring; Adams Ring; Ring Arcs; Dust; Satellites; Triton; Triton's Orbit and Seasons; Triton's Atmosphere; Hazes, Clouds, and Dust Material from Geysers; Triton's Surface; Triton's Color and Brightness; Triton's Interior and Past History. - Satellite Brightness MeasurementsAppendix; Measuring Transformation Coefficients; Multiple-Star Method; Two-Star Method; Measuring Extinction Coefficients; Drift Method; Two-Object Method; ALPO Observation Form; Bibliography; Index. - This book is for two groups of people: those who want to study the remote planets with amateur astronomical equipment, and those who are just interested in learning about our knowledge of the remote planets.The Remote Planets, and How to Observe them is unique in that it gives a completely up-to-date summary of our current knowledge of the remote planets, and also explains how amateur astronomers can contribute to our knowledge of the remote planets. Readers are given some inspiring examples of people who, with modest commercially-made equipment, have made important contributions to our scient
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| Emner | Neptune (Planet) -- Observers’ manuals.
Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Observers’ manuals. Uranus (Planet) -- Observers’ manuals. Astronomy & Astrophysics Vis mer... Astronomy - General
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| ISBN | 9780387766010
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