Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

This updated and completely revised edition of the most-used introductory text in radio astronomy presents a unified...  Read More >>

This unique volume covers all aspects of designing a roll-off roof observatory: planning the site, viewing requirements,...  Read More >>

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as...  Read More >>

In the Victorian era – or for non-British readers, the mid-to-late nineteenth century – amateur astronomy tended...  Read More >>

In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why...  Read More >>

China’s most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor who could neither...  Read More >>

Cultural astronomy, first called archaeoastronomy, has evolved at ferocious speed since its genesis in the 1960s,...  Read More >>

A wealth of astonishing images leads us to the very edge of known space, setting the stage for the new James Webb...  Read More >>

yet at the same time the ultraviolet (UV) part of the solar spectrum may damage DNA and human tissue, solar flares...  Read More >>

This fascinating volume is unique in that it gives a completely up-to-date summary of our current knowledge of the...  Read More >>

Explores more than 50 of the important and intriguing astronomical and space-related sites in the United States....  Read More >>

Das ABC Astronomie, seit Jahrzehnten ein Klassiker für Hobbyastronomen und astronomische Experten, bietet nun in...  Read More >>

A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the heavens. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun takes you to...  Read More >>

Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. Astronomically, Sirius is a very bright...  Read More >>

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When the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957, thousands of ordinary people across the globe seized the opportunity...  Read More >>

Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry....  Read More >>

L’osservazione delle stelle variabili è uno dei principali contributi che gli astronomi dilettanti possono offrire...  Read More >>

Venus and Mercury have always been regarded as difficult targets for amateurs, but advances in commercially-made...  Read More >>

In the last 45 years, X-ray astronomy has become an integral part of modern astrophysics and cosmology.  Read More >>

This book considers the lapse between the Dutch telescope’s 1608 creation in The Hague and Galileo’s acquaintance...  Read More >>

Helps you learn how to: set up your camera for good results; focus your camera for good images; take night shots...  Read More >>

Two books in this series, Small Astronomical Observatories, have been widely read and used. The two books on observatories...  Read More >>

The book charts the progress of the author's own substantial observatory from conception to construction. It describes...  Read More >>