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Author:   David A. J. Seargent
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   3.575kg
ISBN:  

9783319454344

ISBN 10:   331945434
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   23 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface.- Part I – INTRODUCING COMETS.- Ch. 1 Comets Throughout History.- Ch.2 Comets in Motion.- Ch 3 Toward the Modern Understanding of Comets.- Ch. 4 The Formation of Tails.- Ch.5 The Origin of Comets.- Ch. 6 A Reservoir of Comets!.- Part II – THE ROLE OF VISUALCOMET OBSERVERS IN THE AGE OF CCDs.- Ch. 7 The Value of Visual Observing in a Photo-Happy World.- Ch.8 Visual Comet Hunting.- Ch.9 Observing Known Comets.-  Ch.10 The Coma: How to Estimate its Brightness and Record Its Features.- Ch.11 Observing the Tail of Comets – What to Look For and Record.- Ch. 12 Recording and Reporting Your Observations - Part III – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF COMET OBSERVING.- Ch.13 Relatively Bright Comets Predicted to Return From 2017 to 2027.- Ch.14 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: An ""Outbursting"" Comet to Watch.- Ch. 15. Some Prominent Visual Comet Discoverers - Ch. 16. The Kreutz Sungazing Group - A SpecialOpportunity for Visual Comet Hunters - Ch. 17. Numbered Observable Short-Period Comets - Ch. 18. Unnumbered Short-Period Comets - Appendix 1 Atmospheric Extinction Tables.- Appendix 2 The Phase Angle of a Comet - Appendix 3  ""Lost"" Short-Period Comets - Appendix 4 Lunar Phases 2017 to 2027 - Glossary of Terms."

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Seargent, a former part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle, Australia, makes the convincing case that any individual can make valuable observations with little more than a commitment to learning about comets and how to properly document what is observed. His book begins with a very readable history of comets, their anatomy, and their behavior. ... If one is interested in comets, get out there and take this book along! Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 55 (2), October, 2017)

“The book is full of very useful information for the dedicated comet hunter, not just for the comets that attain visual magnitudes, but for those that are no more than a smudge, barely visible through a small telescope against the stellar background. … Any serious comet observer will want this book in their arsenal … .” (Malcolm Gough, The Observatory, Vol. 138 (126), June, 2018) “Seargent, a former part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle, Australia, makes the convincing case that any individual can make valuable observations with little more than a commitment to learning about comets and how to properly document what is observed. His book begins with a very readable history of comets, their anatomy, and their behavior. … If one is interested in comets, get out there and take this book along! Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 55 (2), October, 2017)

Author Information

David Seargent is a former part-time lecturer in Philosophy with the Department of Community Programs at the University of Newcastle (Australia). He is a regular contributor of a comet column to Australian Sky & Telescope and formerly to Sky & Space magazine. Additionally, he authored the following books in Springer’s Astronomers’ Universe series: The Greatest Comets in History; Weird Astronomy; Weird Weather; Weird Worlds; Weird Universe; Weird Astronomical Theories of the Solar System and Beyond.

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