Visual Astronomy Under Dark Skies: A New Approach to Observing Deep Space

ISBN-13: 9781852339012 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 180 str.

Antony Cooke

Opis

Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky - star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies - within reach of amateur astronomers. And it isn't even necessary to image many of these deep-sky objects in order to see them; they are within reach of visual observers using modern techniques and enhancement technology. The first requirement is truly dark skies; if you are observing from a light-polluted environment you need Tony Cooke's book, Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs. Given a site with clear, dark night skies everything else follows... this book will provide the reader with everything he needs to know about what to observe, and using some of today's state-of-the-art technique and commercial equipment, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects.

Recenzje

Cooke is full of great ideas and insight relevant to visual observers who are keen to use a bit of technology in support of their hobby / obsession, for observers at all locations. Highly recommended for visual observers who want to push their eyeball observing to the limit.

                --Roger Feasey, in the Journal of the Auckland Astronomical Society

Spis treści

Foreword

Introduction

New tools

The Dark Sky Site

So, what can we expect to see?

Our Neighbourhood in Space: The Milky Way

The Great Beyond

Eyes on the Future

Appendices

Recommended equipment manufacturers

Resources

Real Time visual astronomy using image intensifiers and data modelling

StellaCam II Highlights and Description

Index

Blurb

Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series

VISUAL ASTRONOMY UNDER DARK SKIES

A New Approach to Observing Deep Space

 

 

Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky – star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies – within visual reach of amateur astronomers.

It isn’t necessary to image deep-sky objects in order to see them; you look at them in real-time by using modern observing techniques and enhancement technology.

The first requirement is a truly dark observing site. Given a location with clear, dark night skies everything else follows… this book contains all you need to know about what to observe, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects, and how to use the best of today’s commercial equipment for visual observing.