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Author: Jamey L. Jenkins
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2009 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.446kg
ISBN: 9780387094977
ISBN 10: 0387094970
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 08 January 2009
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: Jenkins is an American amateur observer and he has written a very interesting book full of information for the solar enthusiast. ! The author describes how a solar hydrogen-alpha filter works -- very interesting to the beginner, and the old-time observer ! . it is very well illustrated, with many of the images supplied by the author himself. ! I recommend this book. ! will be a good guide to observing our nearest star. (Brian Halls, Astronomy Now, August, 2009) The author is quite obviously an experienced solar observer and imager, contributing to the AAVSO Sunspot Programme since I990. ! This book is primarily a practical guide to observing and imaging solar features in white light ! and the K-line. There is a detailed discussion of the types of telescope suitable for solar observing as well as lenses and filters. ! I found this book enjoyable and easy to read, providing a comprehensive practical guide to solar observing in one volume. (Lyn Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1212), October, 2009)
From the reviews: Jenkins is an American amateur observer and he has written a very interesting book full of information for the solar enthusiast. ... The author describes how a solar hydrogen-alpha filter works - very interesting to the beginner, and the old-time observer ... . it is very well illustrated, with many of the images supplied by the author himself. ... I recommend this book. ... will be a good guide to observing our nearest star. (Brian Halls, Astronomy Now, August, 2009) The author is quite obviously an experienced solar observer and imager, contributing to the AAVSO Sunspot Programme since I990. ... This book is primarily a practical guide to observing and imaging solar features in white light ... and the K-line. There is a detailed discussion of the types of telescope suitable for solar observing as well as lenses and filters. ... I found this book enjoyable and easy to read, providing a comprehensive practical guide to solar observing in one volume. (Lyn Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1212), October, 2009)
From the reviews: Jenkins is an American amateur observer and he has written a very interesting book full of information for the solar enthusiast. ... The author describes how a solar hydrogen-alpha filter works - very interesting to the beginner, and the old-time observer ... . it is very well illustrated, with many of the images supplied by the author himself. ... I recommend this book. ... will be a good guide to observing our nearest star. (Brian Halls, Astronomy Now, August, 2009) The author is quite obviously an experienced solar observer and imager, contributing to the AAVSO Sunspot Programme since I990. ... This book is primarily a practical guide to observing and imaging solar features in white light ... and the K-line. There is a detailed discussion of the types of telescope suitable for solar observing as well as lenses and filters. ... I found this book enjoyable and easy to read, providing a comprehensive practical guide to solar observing in one volume. (Lyn Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1212), October, 2009)
Author Information
Jamey Jenkins has been a regular contributor to the Sunspot Program of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) since 1990 and an active observer for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Solar Section since 1998. He has been Assistant Section Coordinator of that group for the last three years. He has also published numerous articles and images in Sky & Telescope and The Strolling Astronomer.
